СD16 CELLS AND ANTIBODY LEVEL FOR M.TUBERCULOSIS IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD OF PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

The study of FсγR III (CD16) marker expression basing on immune competent cells and of the level of total antibodies to M. tuberculosis in peripheral blood at 24 incident patients with active tuberculosis and 22 healthy patients was conducted. The firm increase in CD16 cells at patients with tuberculosis of severe and complicated forms was noted comparing with the healthy patients. The increase in the level of specific antimycobacterial antibodies is noted alongside the increase in CD16 cells in peripheral blood of patients with tuberculosis that can prove the protective role of antibodies against tuberculosis infection.