Hematological parameters among Tuberculosis patients under treatment

Complete Blood Count (CBC) is the routine investigation done for patient irrespective of the type of infection that provides important information about the kinds and numbers of cells in the blood, especially red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets and provides much needed information for making decision of treatment. Tuberculosis (TB), is one of the oldest known diseases and still a major cause of mortality today, has many manifestations affecting the bone, the central nervous system and many other organ systems, but it is primarily a pulmonary disease. It is caused by a closely-related group of organisms, all of which form the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. These organisms include M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum, M. microfti and M. Canetti.