VEGFA and meningeal tuberculosis: VEGF concentrations in the blood were reported in 840 patients with active TB compared with 670 healthy controls including individuals with latent TB infection and TB-uninfected subjects, 255 patients with TPE compared with 658 patients with MPE, 106 patients with TPE compared with 150 patients with PPE, 145 patients with TPE compared with 138 patients with transudate effusion and effusion due to CHF and cirrhosis, and 148 patients with active TBM compared with 114 control subjects including individuals with inactive TBM or non-TBM.