TNF and tuberculosis: We found that neutrophil counts combined with six cytokines (LPS-IFN-γ, ZYM-IFN-γ, ZYM-TNF-α, ZYM-IL-1β, LPS-IL-4, and ZYM-IL-6) differentiated TB from CMTB with a sensitivity of 52.2% and a specificity of 100%.