Table 2. Baseline hematological parameters of study population.

Haematology profile	LTBI/Ss	LTBI	Ss	p Value
Red blood cell count, x106/ul	4.8	4.89	4.5 (3.5–6.06)	NS
	(4.1–5.86)	(4.02–5.8)
White blood cell count, x103cells/ul	7,790	8,070	9,400 (5,800–16,900)	NS
	(5,100–13,300)	(5,200–11,900)
Lymphocyte count, cells/ml	2,340	2,580	2,515 (1,553–3,711)	NS
	(1,000–3,750)	(1,610–4,110)
Neutrophil count, cells/ml	3,770	4,350	4,803 (3,111–11,069)	NS
	(1,870–7,400)	(2,550–8,610)
Monocyte count, cells/ml	560	590	662 (378–1,000)	NS
	(270–890)	(280–1,090)
Eosinophil count, cells/ml	640	400	800 (102–3,519)	p = 0.0001
	(120–2,930)	(110–1,210)
Basophil count, cells/ml	90	60	88 (12–306)	p<0.0001
	(40–330)	(10–380)