Comparative immunophenotyping of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in pulmonary tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a retrospective study
Significant differences in peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets exist between PTB and NTMPD patients. The CD4<sup>+</sup> counts differed significantly between the two diseases, suggesting that immune profiling could contribute to a broader diagnostic framework once prospectively validated.
Authors
- Zhangyan Zhao
- Shuai Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4781-3370)
- Ping Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2455-6647)
- Haicheng Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5270-9965)
- Ruifang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5405-0383)
Institutions
- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1682099
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- NIH Clinical Center