Abstract

Tuberculosis remains the number one killer infectious disease affecting adults in the developing countries. The risk of developing active TB is greatest in patients with altered host cellular immunity, including extremes of age, malnutrition, cancer, immunosuppressive therapy, HIV infection, end-stage renal disease, and diabetes. Tuberculosis is considered as one of the most important infectious disease. It results in change in serum levels of many micronutrients in the immune system and metabolism. The aim of this study to estimate and compare serum Magnesium level, serum Zinc level and serum A/G ratio between pulmonary tuberculosis patients and normal subjects.