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Pleural fluid ADA, IgA‐ELISA and PCR sensitivities for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis

A. Trajman Universidade Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Piedade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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C. Kaisermann Programa de Pós‐graduação em clínica médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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R. R. Luiz Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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R. D. Sperhacke Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa e Produção em Saúde ‐ CDCT, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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M. L. Rossetti Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa e Produção em Saúde ‐ CDCT, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, RS, Brazil
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M. H. Féres Saad Laboratório de Hanseníase, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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I. G. Sardella Laboratório de Hanseníase, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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N. Spector Programa de Pós‐graduação em clínica médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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A. L. Kritski Programa de Pós‐graduação em clínica médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Pages 877-884 | Received 21 Apr 2007, Accepted 17 May 2007, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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A. Trajman & R. R. Luiz. (2008) McNemar χ2 test revisited: comparing sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic examinations. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 68:1, pages 77-80.
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