The levels of IFN‐γ, Interleukin 17A, Interleukin 2, Interleukin 4, Interleukin 6 and TNFα in HIV‐TB patients and HIV‐NTM patients were significantly higher than those in HIV‐infected patients (p < 0.05), as shown in Table 2. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is tuberculosis.