The performance of detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in lung biopsy tissue by metagenomic next-generation sequencing

The performance of detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in lung biopsy tissue by metagenomic next-generation sequencing

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), which is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases. The rapid and accurate microbiological detection of the MTBC is crucial for the diagnosis and treatment of TB....

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Main Authors: Meng Fu, Le-Jie Cao, Huai-Ling Xia, Zi-Mei Ji, Na-Na Hu, Zai-Jun Leng, Wang Xie, Yuan Fang, Jun-Qiang Zhang, Da-Qing Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Diagnosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing
mNGS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02079-8

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