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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (2): 178-185.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-6621.2021.02.014

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The research progress of lymphocyte subsets detection in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

MI Jie, XUE Yong, BAI Xue-juan, WU Xue-qiong()   

  1. Army Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Institute for Tuberculosis Research, the 8th Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100091, China
  • Received:2020-09-15 Online:2021-02-10 Published:2021-02-03
  • Contact: WU Xue-qiong E-mail:xueqiongwu@139.com

Abstract:

Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by M.tuberculosis. When the amount and virulence of M.tuberculosis invading the body are greater than the defense ability of the immune system, the tuberculosis will occur. Those with low immune function are more susceptible to be infected. At present, lymphocyte subsets detection has become one of the methods to analyze the immune status of tuberculosis patients, but its significance in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis has not been recognized. This paper summarized the application progress of lymphocyte subsets percentage and absolute count in the peripheral blood of tuberculosis patients in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, so as to judge its clinical value and provide the basis for immunodiagnosis and immunotherapy of tuberculosis patients.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Lymphocyte subsets, Immune, Diagnosis, Treatment