C-reactive protein Lymphocyte Ratio in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is still a severe problem in underdeveloped and developing countries. Diagnostic tests are unavailable every health institution, TB culture can take up to 45 days. Therefore, there need for cheaper, faster, easily accessible diagnostic methods that guide the diagnosis. This study aimed determine whether red blood cell distribution width (RDW), C-reactive protein (CRP)-lymphocyte ratio (CLR), platelet-lymphocyte (PLR), lymphocyte-monocyte (LMR) be used as biomarkers diagnosis of pulmonary patients with no comorbidities.
 Material Methods: Files microbiologically confirmed 122 153 whom was excluded were retrospectively reviewed. Out them, comorbidities from study. Eighty-one 100 controls included study.
 Results: The lymphocyte, eosinophil, LMR levels remained significantly lower group, while neutrophil, monocyte, RDW, platelet, PLR higher same group.
 Conclusion: In those suspicious TB, PLR, CLR, whereas PDW, may predict previously healthy individuals.