Assessing the effects of diabetes mellitus on the monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and the QuantiFERON-TB gold plus assays for tuberculosis treatment monitoring: a prospective cohort study
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important risk factor for the development of active tuberculosis (TB). QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-P), white blood cell count (WBC) assays and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) reflect the inflammatory reactions associat…