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Advantages of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis patients with pulmonary infections as a rule-out tool
2024-03-21
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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Objective: </bold>Pulmonary infection is one of the leading causes of death in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). It is sometimes difficult to differentiate pulmonary infection from pulmonary involvement of vasculitis in AAV patients. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) assays are useful diagnostic methods. In addition to conventional micro...
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- 01a2ec99-f08e-5269-88ca-4dc919a084c9
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3989390/v1
