Abstract
Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis is a communicable disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Serum albumin is a more accurate indicator of crucial fat -free mass and survival in patients treated for tub erculosis. Objective: To study the role of serum albumin as biochemical marker for monitoring the nutritional status in newl y diagnosed tuberculosis patients during treatment. Methodology: This was a longitudinal study carried out in Mahatm a Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry. All the patients who satisfi ed inclusion criteria received tuberculosis chemotherapy. All the indices like Weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), Serum Albumin and sputum for Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) were estimated before start of treatment and followed up once in two months until completion of treatment. Results: Out of the 77 patients started the study, 50 patien ts completed the study. The pre-treatment mean weight, Body Mass Index and Serum albumin were 46.78kg, 17.22kg/m
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