highly significantp < 0.0001
In addition, while CRP and Neopterin showed a highly significant decline post-treatment regardless of strain ( p < 0.0001 for all), B 2 M showed differential decline depending on strain ( p = 0.0153 for Mtb and p = 0.0048 for Maf ) and levels were still significantly higher at 6 months in Maf compared to Mtb infected subjects ( p = 0.0051).