Crohn's Disease With Latent Tuberculosis Infection or Intestinal Tuberculosis: Rapid Discrimination by Targeted Next‐Generation Sequencing
TNGS using fresh biopsy tissue from ulcer bases is highly sensitive and specific, with superiority over other traditional diagnostic methods for ITB detection. TNGS could facilitate rapid diagnosis of ITB and discrimination from CD with LTBI, particularly in high TB-endemic countries.
Authors
- Chuwen Tian
- Lingna Ye
- Qian Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7938-7532)
- Yujuan Fu
- Yushu Cao
Institutions
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.18522
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.04