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Which of the following features, according to Light's criteria, is suggestive of exudative effusion?
Pleural fluid LDH < 2/3 of upper limit of normal serum LDH
Pleural fluid glucose is higher than serum glucose
Pleural fluid protein : serum protein ratio < 0.5
Pleural fluid LDH : serum LDH ratio > 0.6
Protein content of fluid < 30 g/L
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