So far Chitotriosidase is the standard biomarker for GD, however due to mutations in the Chitotriosidase gene, Chitotriosidase can be false negative, thus makes the use of the far more unreliable mark
aData are number of patients (percent) unless otherwise indicated.bComparison of characteristics of patients with and without TB.cChest radiographs available for 418 patients.
*Percentages are the proportion with a specific smear status among all patients with the characteristic who had a known smear status.†One smear-negative case had an unknown age and is not included.§Th
Challenges in diagnosing drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) contribute to a diagnostic gap. Design-locked Targeted Sequencing (TS) assays have the potential to improve DR-TB diagnosis and management.