Analyses of receiver operating characteristic curves for differentiating TPE from non-TB effusions produced the following results for the area under the curve (AUC) for CXCL9, CXCL11, IFN-γ and ADA, respectively: 0.982, 0.952, 0.982, and 0.952.
Furthermore, the levels of TLR2, TLR4 and IFN-γ mRNA expression were marked increased in the tuberculous PE when compared with the correspondent serum.