Association of baseline white blood cell counts with tuberculosis treatment outcome: a prospective multicentered cohort study

Association of baseline white blood cell counts with tuberculosis treatment outcome: a prospective multicentered cohort study

Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death in the world. Cheaper and more accessible TB treatment monitoring methods are needed. Here, we evaluated white blood cell (WBC) absolute counts, lymphocyte, and monocyte proportions during TB treatment, and characterized their as...

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Main Authors: Carole Chedid, Eka Kokhreidze, Nestani Tukvadze, Sayera Banu, Mohammad Khaja Mafij Uddin, Samanta Biswas, Graciela Russomando, Chyntia Carolina Díaz Acosta, Rossana Arenas, Paulo PR. Ranaivomanana, Crisca Razafimahatratra, Perlinot Herindrainy, Niaina Rakotosamimanana, Monzer Hamze, Mohamad Bachar Ismail, Rim Bayaa, Jean-Luc Berland, Giovanni Delogu, Hubert Endtz, Florence Ader, Delia Goletti, Jonathan Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Multi-drug resistance
Treatment monitoring
White blood cells
Lymphopenia
Immunomonitoring
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220307335

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