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Biomarker levels of pleural effusions according to causes of pleural effusion
Values are presented as mean±SE.
p-value, difference between class of exudates; significant differences between *MPE vs. TPE, †MPE vs. PPE, and ‡TPE vs. PPE by multiple comparisons from ANOVA followed by a post-hoc Duncan's test.
MPE: malignant pleural effusion; TPE: tuberculous pleural effusion; PPE: parapneumonic pleural effusion; PTX3: pentraxin-3; CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin.
