Table 2.

Comparison of C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations between healthy controls and patients with pulmonary tuberculosis before and after therapy

CRP mg/l	Control (n = 50)		Before drug (n = 40)		After drug (n = 40)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
<6	39	78.0	0	0.0	12	30.0
6	9	18.0	6	15.0	19	47.5
12	2	4.0	11	27.5	7	17.5
24	0	0.0	10	25.0	2	5.0
48	0	0.0	4	10.0	0	0.0
96	0	0.0	9	22.5	0	0.0
P-value versus control			<0.001		<0.001