Summary of the diagnostic accuracies of tuberculous pleural effusion serum biomarkers
| Biomarker | Studies (n) | TPE prevalence | Sensitivity (95% CI) | Specificity (95% CI) |
| T-spot | 1 | 41% | 0.93 (0.83 to 0.97) | 0.69 (0.58 to 0.78) |
| TB antibody | 1 | 68% | 0.48 (0.35 to 0.61) | 0.76 (0.55 to 0.89) |
TB, tuberculosis; TPE, tuberculous pleural effusion.