Article
Metagenomic identification of severe pneumonia pathogens with rapid Nanopore sequencing in mechanically-ventilated patients
2019-07-24
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background</h4> Metagenomic sequencing of respiratory microbial communities for etiologic pathogen identification in pneumonia may help overcome the limitations of current culture-based methods. We examined the feasibility and clinical validity of rapid-turnaround metagenomics with Nanopore™ sequencing of respiratory samples for severe pneumonia diagnosis. <h4>Methods and Findings</h4> We conducted a case-cont...
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- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Gut microbiota and health
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
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- Literature Corpus work
- b741755c-4f6c-5b71-bbbf-6ba463cb79cd
- DOI
- 10.1101/19002774
