Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, and National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Wuhan, China.
Lab Med. 2024 Jan 6;55(1):96-102. doi: 10.1093/labmed/lmad041.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) with other methods, including Xpert MTB/RIF, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture, and acid-fast bacillus (AFB) staining in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). METHODS: The data of 186 patients with suspected PTB were retrospectively collected from January 2020 to May 2021 at Tongji Hospital. BALF samples were collected from all patients and analyzed using AFB staining, MTB culture, Xpert MTB/RIF, and mNGS. RESULTS: Of the 186 patients, 38 patients were ultimately diagnosed as PTB. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing exhibited a sensitivity of 78.95%, which was higher than AFB staining (27.59%) and MTB culture (44.12%) but similar to Xpert MTB/RIF (72.73%). Utilization of combined methods demonstrates improvement for PTB diagnosis. In support of this, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the combination of mNGS and MTB culture (0.933, 95% CI: 0.871, 0.995) was larger than those of mNGS, Xpert MTB/RIF, MTB culture, and the combination of Xpert MTB/RIF and MTB culture. CONCLUSION: The sensitivity of mNGS in the diagnosis of PTB using BALF specimen is similar to Xpert MTB/RIF. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing in combination with MTB culture may further improve the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
目的:本研究旨在比较宏基因组下一代测序(mNGS)与其他方法,包括 Xpert MTB/RIF、分枝杆菌培养和抗酸杆菌染色,在支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)中诊断肺结核(PTB)的应用。
方法:回顾性收集 2020 年 1 月至 2021 年 5 月间 186 例疑似肺结核患者的数据。对所有患者采集 BALF 样本,进行抗酸杆菌染色、分枝杆菌培养、Xpert MTB/RIF 和 mNGS 分析。
结果:186 例患者中,最终 38 例诊断为肺结核。mNGS 的灵敏度为 78.95%,高于抗酸杆菌染色(27.59%)和分枝杆菌培养(44.12%),但与 Xpert MTB/RIF(72.73%)相似。联合方法的应用提高了 PTB 的诊断率。支持这一观点的是,mNGS 联合分枝杆菌培养的曲线下面积(0.933,95%置信区间:0.871,0.995)大于 mNGS、Xpert MTB/RIF、分枝杆菌培养和 Xpert MTB/RIF 联合分枝杆菌培养的曲线下面积。
结论:mNGS 对 BALF 标本诊断 PTB 的敏感性与 Xpert MTB/RIF 相似。mNGS 联合分枝杆菌培养可能进一步提高肺结核的诊断。
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