Table 2: Serum CRP, ESR, RPV and PCV of pulmonary tuberculosis patients based on AFB load
| 0 (No AFB/100 fields) n = 42 |
1+ (10-99 AFB/100 fields) n=11 |
2+(1-10 AFB/field in at least 50 fields) n=23 |
3+ (>10AFB/field in at least 20 fields) N=24 |
P - value | |
| CRP(mg/L) | 19.58 ± 31.91 | 48.03 ± 43.12 | 112.45 ± 40.50 | 132.15 ± 27.91 | 0.000 |
| ESR (mm/hr) | 30.45 ±17.80 | 30.73 ±18.04 | 90.87 ± 22.77 | 98.92 ± 24.21 | 0.000 |
| RPV | 1.67 ± 0.49 | 1.70 ± 0.48 | 2.10 ± 0.46 | 3.15 ± 0.53 | 0.000 |
| PCV (L/L) | 0.40 ± 0.0 | 0.39 ± 0.07 | 0.31± 0.07 | 0.29 ± 0.05 | 0.000 |