Predictive nomogram for bone metastases in lung cancer based on monocyte infiltration.

The presence of bone metastases (BM) in patients with lung cancer is indicative of a worse prognosis. The present study aims to investigate the risk factors associated with BM in patients with lung cancer. Patients with lung cancer admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University between June 2019 and September 2021 were enrolled in this study.

Performance Comparison of GeneXpert MTB/RIF, Gene Chip Technology, and Modified Roche Culture Method in Detecting and Drug Susceptibility in Sputum.

Our aim of this study was to observe and analyze the performance of the real-time fluorescence quantitative nucleic acid amplification detection of /rifampicin resistance (GeneXpert MTB/RIF), gene chip technology, and modified Roche culture method in detecting MTB in sputum submitted for inspection and drug susceptibility. Patients with smear-negative suspected pulmonary TB ( = 120) in our hospital were enrolled in this study using a random number table, and sputum samples submitted for inspection were tested by the GeneXpert MTB/RIF, gene chip technology, and modified Roche culture method. With clinical diagnosis as the gold standard, the performance (mainly sensitivity and specificity) of the above three detection methods in the diagnosis of MTB was compared.