Assessment of Hematological Parameters in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Autor: K. Rohini, A. Mahesh Kumar, P. S. Srikumar, M. Surekha Bhat
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry. 31:332-335
ISSN: 0974-0422
0970-1915
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-015-0535-8
Popis: The aim of the study was the assessment of hematological parameters in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Forty patients diagnosed with tuberculosis were recruited from the Institute of Thoracic Medicine on the basis of history, clinical examination, chest radiography, sputum examination and related laboratory parameters and were compared with age and sex matched healthy volunteers (n = 40). Hematological parameters and CRP in tuberculosis patients were determined. The mean values for serum hemoglobin level, RBC count and platelet count in PTB was found to be less (p
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