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From: Predicting the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis based on the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio at TB screening in HIV-infected individuals

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Flowchart of study participants and clarification of subgroups in day care center of Mae Chan hospital, Chiang Rai, Thailand. 1. AFB: 3-day sputum acid-fast bacilli results, 2. TB symptoms include cough, night sweats, fever, weight loss, and hemoptysis within 4 weeks. “TB symptoms (-)” refers to no TB symptoms and “TB symptoms (+)” refers to individuals with at least one TB symptoms. 3. “Chest X ray (-)” means normal chest X-ray. “Chest X-ray (+)” means that the chest X-ray showed some abnormal findings. 4. High NL ratio (neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio > 2), 5. Low NL ratio (neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio ≦2)

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