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Platelet\u2013monocyte aggregates have been reported in patients with TB, but it is still unclear if only one monocyte subpopulation is correlated to the platelet count; moreover, the platelet\u2013monocyte axis has not been studied during latent tuberculosis (LTB). In this study, mononuclear cells and plasma were obtained from patients diagnosed with active drug-sensitive TB (DS-TB, n = 10) and LTB (n = 10); cytokines and growth factors levels associated to platelets were evaluated, and correlations with monocyte subpopulations were performed to identify a relationship between them, as well as an association with the degree of lung damage. Our data showed that, compared to LTB, DS-TB patients had an increased frequency of platelets, monocytes, and neutrophils. Although DS-TB patients showed no significant difference in the frequency of classical and non-classical monocytes, the classical monocytes had increased CD14 intensity of expression and frequency of TLR-2+. Furthermore, the plasma levels of angiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF-BB), and platelet factor-4 (PF4), and pro-inflammatory cytokines like interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), and interferon-\u03b3-inducible protein 10 (IP-10) were increased in DS-TB patients. In addition, PF-4 and VEGF-A correlated positively with the frequency of classical monocytes and the platelet count. Using a principal component analysis, we identified four groups of DS-TB patients according to their levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, angiogenic factors, and degree of lung damage. 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