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ArticleOpen life sciences2025

Diagnosis of secondary tuberculosis infection in an asymptomatic elderly with cancer using next-generation sequencing: Case report.

Jiahuan Huang, Wenbo Ren, Weishang Hu, Jianfang Ni

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Article in Open life sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jiahuan HuangGeriatric Medicine Center, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Wenbo RenCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Weishang HuGeriatric Medicine Center, Department No. 2 of Acupuncture & Massage, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jianfang NiGeriatric Medicine Center, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the prevalence of tumors and tuberculosis (TB), particularly among elderly and immunocompromised populations. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for significantly improving patient outcomes. However, traditional diagnostic methods exhibit certain limitations. The rapid advancement of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has shown promising applications in the field of infectious diseases. We describe an 88-year-old male with multiple comorbidities, including newly diagnosed localized prostate cancer, who presented asymptomatically. Routine mNGS screening unexpectedly identified

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cancerelderlymetagenomic next-generation sequencingMycobacterium tuberculosis

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