Potential auxiliary diagnostic role of pentraxin 3 in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for pulmonary tuberculosis

Abstract Objective This study aimed to assess the auxiliary diagnostic efficacy of Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) as a biomarker for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) by analyzing its levels in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in TB patients. Given the limitations of current TB diagnostic methods, the i...

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Main Authors: Xiufeng Huang, Hongxing Li, Lu Liu, Yu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03544-1
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