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Inflammatory pathways were significantly upregulated in TB\u2010positive women versus TB\u2010negative (41%\u00a0vs. 6%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> =\u00a0.0005), and in women who were TB\u2010negative after TB treatment in the past versus TB\u2010negative (never treated for TB in the past) (38%\u00a0vs. 6%; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> =\u00a0.0037). Two\u2010hundred seventy\u2010one genes were upregulated, and 61 genes were downregulated in TB\u2010positive women versus those who were TB\u2010negative. Differentially expressed genes were mapped to various interlinked inflammatory signaling pathways, including mitogen\u2010activated protein kinase (MAPK), Natural Killer (NK) cells, nuclear factor kappa\u2010B (NF\u2010kB), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and Toll\u2010like receptors (TLR) signaling.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Inflammatory pathways and gene expression profiles add to the diagnostic tools to identify TB\u2010positive women at an early stage. 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