The application of mNGS of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in dissecting pulmonary infections in patients with CTD-ILD.

Objectives To evaluate the application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in the diagnosis of pulmonary infection in patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD). Methods Patients with CTD-ILD who had been...

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Published in:Rheumatology Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors: Yu, Hang, Xu, Yanxiao, Chen, Die, Gong, Muxue, Sun, Wenjia, Liu, Mengdan, Zhang, Ting, Xue, Jing
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Feb2026
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