Evaluation of targeted sequencing for pathogen identification in bone and joint infections: a cohort study from China

• Main Authors: Qiang Zhang (Author), Yonghua Ding (Author), Quanzhong Ren (Author), Feng Zhang (Author), Guoqiang Lyu (Author), Tongxin Lu (Author), Zhen Song (Author), Qing Wang (Author), Yongxiang Cheng (Author), Jing Wang (Author), Hongcang Gu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Purpose Bone and joint tuberculosis (BJTB) is a distinct variant of tuberculosis in which clinical diagnosis often leads to relative misdiagnosis and missed diagnoses. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the targeted nanopore sequencing (TNPseq) assay for BJTB patients i...