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Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2020

Usefulness of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra to Rapidly Diagnose Sputum Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using Bronchial Washing Fluid

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Jung-Yien Chien
Ching-Kai Lin
Chong-Jen Yu
Po-Ren Hsueh

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2020.588963

4,360 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Molecular diagnosis of Chagas disease in patients with megaesophagus exhibiting negative or inconclusive serological results

in Parasite Diagnostics

Angelica Martins Batista
Tycha Bianca Sabaini Pavan
Eros Antonio de Almeida
Daniel Maximo Corrêa de Alcantara
Paula Durante Andrade
Luiz Cláudio Martins
Jamiro da Silva Wanderley
Sandra Cecília Botelho Costa
Gláucia Elisete Barbosa Marcon

Frontiers in Parasitology

doi 10.3389/fpara.2025.1622149

1,489 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Nov 2023

A preliminary evaluation of targeted nanopore sequencing technology for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimens

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Xiaoke Sun
Jingchao Song
Xia Leng
Fuli Li
Haojie Wang
Jiaqian He
Wenhua Zhai
Zhenjing Wang
Qingqing Wu
Zheng Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1107990

5,038 views
16 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 21 Sep 2023

Diagnostic value of the cerebrospinal fluid lipoarabinomannan assay for tuberculous meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention

Ya-Li Chen
Meng-Meng Zhu
Cui-Ping Guan
Yan-An Zhang
Mao-Shui Wang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1228134

3,464 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2024

Advancements in LAM-based diagnostic kit for tuberculosis detection: enhancing TB diagnosis in HIV-negative individuals

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Man Gao
Qianhong Wu
Xinhong Wang
Xiuli Sun
Meng Li
Guanghong Bai

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1367092

9,969 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2025

Evaluation of non-invasive diagnostic tests for Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

in Microbial Immunology

Yongwei Fan
Zhenyun Tan
Zhenfa Wang
Huaqin Pan
Jingrun Zhou
Jiong Yang
Guqin Zhang

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1656192

2,591 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Validation of +tiDx: a point-of-care diagnostic system for Gram-positive bovine mastitis

in Veterinary Infectious Diseases

Valentina Restrepo-Cano
Arley Caraballo-Guzmán
Miryan Margot Sánchez-Jiménez
Giovanny Torres-Lindarte

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1766686

523 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Value of urinary lipoarabinomannan levels for tuberculosis diagnosis and monitoring of therapy

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Yiqun Xiong
Zhihong Shen
Bo Dong
Ying Wang
Ying Zhu
Hongxia Wei
Dongliang Zhang
Yang Che

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1653031

2,355 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Dec 2025

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis: a single-center experience

in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Zichun Zhao
Yu Zhang
Jinsheng Fu
Lili Yu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1626290

967 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Oct 2024

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lung biopsy tissue metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis

in Fungal Pathogenesis

Jinbao Huang
Heng Weng
Ling Ye
Meiqin Jiang
Lulu Chen
Yangyu Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1446814

3,626 views
8 citations

Articles

Usefulness of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra to Rapidly Diagnose Sputum Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis Using Bronchial Washing Fluid

Molecular diagnosis of Chagas disease in patients with megaesophagus exhibiting negative or inconclusive serological results

A preliminary evaluation of targeted nanopore sequencing technology for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid specimens

Diagnostic value of the cerebrospinal fluid lipoarabinomannan assay for tuberculous meningitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Advancements in LAM-based diagnostic kit for tuberculosis detection: enhancing TB diagnosis in HIV-negative individuals

Evaluation of non-invasive diagnostic tests for Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Validation of +tiDx: a point-of-care diagnostic system for Gram-positive bovine mastitis

Value of urinary lipoarabinomannan levels for tuberculosis diagnosis and monitoring of therapy

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for cryptococcal meningitis diagnosis: a single-center experience

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lung biopsy tissue metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis