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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 362-366.doi: 10.19982/j.issn.1000-6621.20220530

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Application value of targeted next-generation sequencing for identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria strains

Chen Hua, Chen Pinru(), Li Yanyang, Deng Zhengxian, Xu Liuqing, Liang Feng, Hu Jinxing   

  1. Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510095, China
  • Received:2023-01-13 Online:2023-04-10 Published:2023-03-31
  • Contact: Chen Pinru E-mail:chenpinru1965@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Guangdong Medical Science and Technology Research Fund(C2021090)

Abstract:

Objective: To explore the application value of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) in the identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) strains. Methods: From July 2021 to September 2022, 428 samples of hospitalized patients in the NTM Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Guangzhou Chest Hospital were collected for study, including 312 sputum samples and 116 bronchial lavage fluid samples. These samples were identified by tNGS mycobacterium identification (“tNGS” for short) and microbial culture (BACTEC MGIT 960)+DNA microarray chip method (“culture method” for short), and the detection results of the two methods were analyzed. Results: (1) tNGS and culture method respectively isolated 102 and 56 samples of Mycobacterium tuberculosis respectively, and 150 and 182 NTM samples. (2) Detection rate of mycobacterium by tNGS was 58.88% (252/428), but there was no significant difference between tNGS and culture method (55.61% (238/428), χ2=0.936,P=0.333). (3) Taking culture method as the reference standard, the sensitivity, specificity, false negative rate, false positive rate, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and Kappa value of tNGS to detect mycobacterium were 80.65% (200/248), 92.22% (166/180), 22.43% (48/214), 6.54% (14/214), 93.46% (200/214), 77.57% (166/214) and 0.710, respectively. Conclusion: tNGS result is consistent with culture method, has good timeliness, sensitivity and specificity, which is conducive to formulating clinical treatment plan in the early stage.

Key words: Molecular sequence data, Mycobacterium, Diagnosis, differential

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