JIYU WANG1,2, HUIXIA LI1,2, DEYUAN ZHOU1,2, LIHONG BAI1,2, KEJING TANG1,2,3,*
BIOCELL, Vol.48, No.4, pp. 623-637, 2024, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2024.030420
Abstract Background: For patients with lung cancer, timely identification of new lung lesions as infectious or non-infectious, and accurate identification of pathogens is very important in improving OS of patients. As a new auxiliary examination, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is believed to be more accurate in diagnosing infectious diseases in patients without underlying diseases, compared with conventional microbial tests (CMTs). We designed this study to find out whether mNGS has better performance in distinguishing infectious and non-infectious diseases in lung cancer patients using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Materials and Methods: This study was a real-world retrospective review based on electronic medical… More >
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