| Parameters |
TBpatients (n=90) |
PPD-responsive
patients(n=50) |
PPD-anergic
patients(n=40) |
| Age,years (M ± SE) |
34.8± 1.6 |
34.7± 2.2 |
34.5± 2.6 |
Male
Female |
47(52%)
43(48%) |
27(54%)
23(46%) |
20(50%)
20(50%) |
| Sputumsmear positive cases (%) |
61(68%) |
34(68%) |
27(68%) |
Formsof TB:
-fibrocavernous
-infiltrative
-disseminated |
60(67%)
24(27%)
6(7%) |
35(70%)
11(22%)
4(8%) |
25(63%)
13(33%)
2(5%) |
| Drugresistance (MDR+) |
31(34%) |
17(34%) |
14(35%) |
| PPD-inducedproliferative response of PBMCs, cpm (M ± SE) |
20,500± 1,900 |
27,680± 2,300 |
6,230± 1,130 * |
Note: * - pU<0.05vs PPD-responsive patients. |
