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Abstract	T-SPOT.TB Negative and Diagnosed as Interstitial Pulmonary Tuberculosis by NGS: a Case Report and Literature Review by Qin Zhang, Jing S. Bai, Jing X. Liu, Ai S. Fu, Jing M. Wang, Xin Y. Zhou, Yan L. Ge

	Background: Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease with multiple morphologic changes on chest imaging. Tuberculosis-specific enzyme-linked immunospot assay (T-SPOT.TB) is widely used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Clinically, pulmonary tuberculosis with T-SPOT.TB negative and interstitial changes is very rare. Methods: T-SPOT.TB, pathogenetic testing, chest CT scan, next-generation sequencing (NGS). Results: Laboratory tests showed negative T-SPOT.TB and sputum antacid staining, chest CT showed interstitial fibrosis and multiple high-density shadows in both lungs, and sputum NGS showed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Conclusions: Negative T-SPOT.TB and interstitial lung changes do not exclude Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. NGS has a high specificity in the detection of pathogens in infectious diseases, especially in complex, mixed infectious diseases. DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2022.220704

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