Title of article
Value of the Ratio of Monocytes to Lymphocytes for Monitoring Tuberculosis Therapy
Author/Authors
Wang, Wei Department of Laboratory Medicine - Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, China , Wang, Li-fei Department of Tuberculosi - the Fifth People’s Hospital of Taiyuan, China , Liu, Yan-yan Department of Tuberculosi - the Fifth People’s Hospital of Taiyuan, China , Yang, Fang Department of Tuberculosi - the Fifth People’s Hospital of Taiyuan, China , Zhu, Lei Department of Laboratory Medicine - Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, China , Zhang, Xian-hui Department of Laboratory Medicine - Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, China
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Abstract
Objective
The objective of this study was to evaluate the change of the ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes in patients with active tuberculosis, such as to provide reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.
Methods
All data were collected from the clinical database of The Fifth People's Hospital of Taiyuan, China. A total of 151 patients who had newly diagnosed active tuberculosis with tuberculosis therapy in hospital and 129 healthy controls were selected.
Results
Median ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes was 0.45 (IQR: 0.28–0.67) in patients before treatment and 0.32 (IQR: 0.25–0.46) on discharge (P < 0.001).
Conclusions
Ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes may be applied in diagnosis and the chemotherapeutic efficacy of active tuberculosis.
Keywords
Ratio , Monocytes , Lymphocytes , Monitoring Tuberculosis Therapy
Journal title
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Serial Year
2019
Record number
2617722
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