Objective: The aim: Was to investigate human-beta-defensin-1 level in blood serum depending on tuberculosis severity and treatment ef f ectiveness.
Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 100 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and 20 healthy persons were included to the study. HBD-1 level was measured by ELISA in all the healthy persons and in all the patients at the treatment onset and at the end of initial phase of treatment.