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SUBMITTER: Su CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6425321 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Su Chih-Min CM Kung Chia-Te CT Hsiao Sheng-Yuan SY Tsai Nai-Wen NW Lai Yun-Ru YR Huang Chih-Cheng CC Wang Hung-Chen HC Lin Wei-Che WC Cheng Ben-Chung BC Su Yu-Jih YJ Lu Cheng-Hsien CH
BioMed research international 20190304
<h4>Objective</h4>As cell-free DNA levels in the pleural fluid and serum of parapneumonic pleural effusion (PPE) patients have not been thoroughly explored, we evaluated their diagnostic potential.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-two PPE and 16 non-PPE patients were evaluated. Serum and pleural fluids were collected, and cell-free DNA was quantified. All biomarkers were assessed for correlation with days after admission. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine diagnost ...[more]