Bronchial lavage tNGS in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB), primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a significant global health concern. Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing (tNGS) has emerged as a rapid and comprehensive diagnostic tool for tuberculosis, offering advantages over traditional methods and serving as an effective alternative for drug susceptibility testing and the detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Objective: This study aimed to retrospectively analyze the clinical characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis patients.

A population-based estimate of the health care burden of obstructive sleep apnea using a STOP-BAG questionnaire in South Carolina.

Study Objectives: Population based estimates of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) frequency and health impact are incomplete. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risk factors for physician and sleep study diagnosed OSA among individuals in a state-based surveillance program.

Methods: Using questions inserted into the 2016 (n = 5,564) and 2017 (n = 10,884) South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we analyzed the prevalence of physician diagnosed OSA and associated comorbidities.

[Study on hypoxemia during sleep in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].

Objective: To investigate the influence of hypoxemia during sleep on elements of polysomnography (PSG) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the correlation of sleep hypoxemia and arterial blood gases, pulmonary function in daytime.

Methods: Two hundred and four moderate to very severe stable COPD patients with an age range of 40-75 years [mean age was (70.41+/-7.