Pulmonary tuberculosis: Hematology, serum biochemistry and the relation with the disease duration
Contribuinte(s) |
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
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Data(s) |
20/05/2014
20/05/2014
01/01/2008
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Resumo |
The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between hematological and biochemical parameters and tuberculosis process activity time according to clinical complaint duration. It was a retrospective study analyzing medical records from 80 pulmonary tuberculosis patients at Botucatu Medical School University Hospital ( Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil), who were divided into 2 groups according to clinical complaint duration: Group 1 ( G1) - up to three months; Group 2 ( G2) - over three months. Parameters included: age, gender, bacilloscopy, erythrocyte sedimentation rate ( ESR), platelet count, alpha1-globulin, alpha2-globulin, gamma globulin, mucoprotein, alpha1-acid glycoprotein values, and the presence of risk factors such as smoking, alcoholism, drug addiction, sexual promiscuity, contact with tuberculosis carriers, and previous treatment. Groups were compared by calculating t and p, and Chi-square (X-2) and p. Comparisons revealed a tendency towards smoking with a higher frequency of smokers in G1 ( 0.05< p< 0.10). G1 also tended to present greater platelet values than G2 ( 0.05< p< 0.10) and presented significantly higher ESR values than G2 ( p< 0.05). Other factors did not show any significantly different behavior between groups ( p> 0.05). A correlation was found between ESR, platelet count, smoking and less than three months clinical duration. |
Formato |
71-81 |
Identificador |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992008000100006 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. Botucatu: Cevap-unesp, v. 14, n. 1, p. 71-81, 2008. 1678-9199 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/11826 S1678-91992008000100006 WOS:000254511600006 S1678-91992008000100006-en.pdf |
Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP) |
Relação |
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases |
Direitos |
openAccess |
Palavras-Chave | #mycobacterium tuberculosis #pulmonary tuberculosis #smoking #hematolological and biochemical parameters #erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
Tipo |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |