Application of Venn's diagram in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis using IFN-γ, IP-10 and adenosine deaminase.

BACKGROUND:Pleural tuberculosis (PlTB) is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation of this infectious disease which still presents high mortality rates worldwide. Conventional diagnostic tests for PlTB register multiple limitations, including the lack of sensitivity of microbiological methods on...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Santos, Raquel da Silva Corrêa, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves, Ana Carolina Oliveira Soares da Silva, Thiago Thomaz Mafort, Janaína Leung, Geraldo Moura Batista Pereira, Luciana Silva Rodrigues, Rogério Rufino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6110466?pdf=render