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Application of the CD3<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>CD8<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>CD161<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> index to compare a cohort of active tuberculosis with a cohort of LTBI or health control yielded 0.7662 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.6559\u20130.8552) or 0.7922 (95%\u2009\u2009CI 0.6846\u20130.8763) for sensitivity and 0.9048 (95%\u2009\u2009CI 0.8209\u20130.9580) or 0.8939 (95%\u2009CI 0.8392\u20130.9349) for specificity when the TB cohort was AFB<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>; the corresponding results were 0.7481 (95%\u2009\u2009CI 0.6648\u20130.8198) or 0.7557 (95%\u2009\u2009CI 0.6730\u20130.8265) for sensitivity and 0.8571 (95%\u2009\u2009CI 0.7637\u20130.9239) or 0.8603 (95%\u2009\u2009CI 0.8008\u20130.9075) for specificity when the TB cohort was AFB<jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup>. 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