The value of interleukin-27 for differentiating tuberculous pleural effusion from Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonic effusion in children

• Main Authors: Hui Xu (Author), Haiming Yang (Author), Jinrong Liu (Author), Hui Liu (Author), Xiaolei Tang (Author), Huimin Li (Author), Siyu Cai (Author), Shunying Zhao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ObjectivesThe early diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is challenging due to the difficulty of isolating Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and pleural biomarkers are an optional choice. Recent studies showed that interleukin-27 (IL-27) appears to be a new accurate biomarker for TPE in adults...