Evaluation of prognostic significance of hematological profiles after the intensive phase treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis patients from Romania.

We evaluated in this cohort study the predictive ability of 23 peripheral blood parameters and ratios for treatment outcomes after the 2-month intensive phase in patients with PTB. In 63 patients out of 90 that turned culture negative, a significant decrease in white blood cell count, neutrophils, m...

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Main Authors: Simona Ştefanescu, Relu Cocoş, Adina Turcu-Stiolica, Beatrice Mahler, Andreea-Daniela Meca, Ana Maria Cristina Giura, Maria Bogdan, Elena-Silvia Shelby, Georgeta Zamfirescu, Catalina-Gabriela Pisoschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249301