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From: IgA and IgG antibody detection of mycobacterial antigens in pleural fluid and serum from pleural tuberculous patients

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Flow chart of the study design, classification of study participants and diagnostic testing performed. Composite reference standard (CRS) used for categorization of study participants. AFB: acid-fast bacilli; ADA: adenosine deaminase; PLTB: Pleural tuberculosis. Round blankets: numbers refer to the patients submitted to the correspondent diagnostic test. Gray boxes show the final diagnosis and the study groups

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BMC Immunology

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