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Letter to the Editor

Evaluation of laboratory diagnostic approaches for tuberculous pleurisy

Xiao-Chun ShiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; ;Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; View further author information
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Yu-Ting TanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; ;Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; View further author information
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Li-Fan ZhangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; ;Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; View further author information
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Yue-Qiu ZhangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; ;Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; View further author information
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Xiao-Qing LiuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; ;Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; ;Clinical Epidemiology Unit, International Epidemiology Network, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 384-386 | Received 17 Dec 2018, Accepted 08 Jan 2019, Published online: 19 Feb 2019

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