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ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2018

Application of molecular, microbiological, and immunological tests for the diagnosis of bone and joint tuberculosis.

Yinghua Tang, Lianli Yin, Shifu Tang, Hongyu Zhang, Jihui Lan

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Article in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yinghua TangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Liuzhou traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of traditional Chinese Medicine, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.
Lianli YinDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Liuzhou traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of traditional Chinese Medicine, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4425-1592
Shifu TangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Liuzhou traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of traditional Chinese Medicine, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.
Hongyu ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Liuzhou traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of traditional Chinese Medicine, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.
Jihui LanDepartment of Laboratory Science, Guangxi Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Center, the Longtan Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Liuzhou, Guangxi, China.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate the application of interferon gamma release assay (IGRA), rifampicin resistant real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR technique Xpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin (Xpert MTB/RIF), and the levels of TNF-α and TGF-β in the diagnosis of bone and joint tuberculosis.

methodsEighty-six patients with bone and joint tuberculosis, diagnosed by pathology or microbiology, were examined by Xpert MTB/RIF and IGRA (T-SPOT. TB) for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, and the TNF-α and TGF-β levels of the patients were measured.

resultsThe sensitivity of IGRA in diagnosing bone and joint tuberculosis was 81.4%; Xpert MTB/RIF's sensitivity was 70.9%. The combined sensitivity of the two methods was 91.9%. The combined detection sensitivity of the two methods was higher than individual IGRA or Xpert MTB/RIF detection sensitivity. The TNF-α and TGF-β levels in bone and joint tuberculosis patients were higher than those in the control group.

conclusionXpert MTB/RIF, IGRA, TNF-α, and TGF-βs expression have value in the rapid diagnosis of bone and joint tuberculosis, and the sensitivity and accuracy of bone and joint tuberculosis diagnosis by combining them can improve it.

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AdultFemaleHumansInterferon-gamma Release TestsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular TypingMycobacterium tuberculosisPolymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityTransforming Growth Factor betaTuberculosis, OsteoarticularTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphabone and joint tuberculosisTGF-βTNF-αXpertγ-interferon

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PMID28543876
PMCPMC6816924
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