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Detection of pediatric bacterial meningitis pathogens from cerebrospinal fluid by next-generation sequencing

Ling-Yun Guo1, Yong-Jun Li2, Lin-Lin Liu3

  • 1Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, Department of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, No. 56 Nan Lishi Road, Beijing 100045, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Infection Diseases, Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Ministry of Education, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Key Discipline of Pediatrics (Capital Medical University), Beijing Pediatric Research Institute, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, China.

The Journal of Infection
|December 15, 2018
PubMed
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