Clinical Study

The Soluble Plasminogen Activator Receptor as a Biomarker on Monitoring the Therapy Progress of Pulmonary TB-AFB(+) Patients

Table 1

Clinical data of patients included in the study.

NoPatients’ characteristicsFrequency (n)Percentage (%)

1Number of patients20100%
 Male1050%
 Female1050%

2Age (years); age median = 30 years
 19–301260%
 31–40420%
 41–50420%

3Width of lesion classification
 Minimal lesion15%
 Moderate advance lesion735%
 Far advance lesion1260%

4Patients’ complaints
 Chronic cough >3 weeks20100%
 Decrease of appetite1575%
 Low grade fever1050%
 Shortness of breath945%
 Hemoptoe945%
 Chest pain210%