在感染性角质炎的诊断中应用元基因组下一代测序
Xin-Yu Pan1, Meng Wang1, Yi-Dan Xu1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210006, China.
Journal of ophthalmology
|May 8, 2024
概括
下一代元基因组测序 (mNGS) 提供了在传染性角质炎 (IK) 中更好的细菌和病毒病原体检测. 这种先进的技术有助于诊断混合感染,改善这种严重的眼睛疾病的治疗结果.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
背景情况:
- 传染性角膜炎 (IK) 对视力构成重大威胁,创伤和异物是主要原因.
- 准确及时诊断病原体对于有效治疗和视力恢复至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估下一代元基因组测序 (mNGS) 在传染性角质炎 (IK) 的诊断优势.
- 将mNGS的疗效与传统的诊断方法进行比较,以识别IK中的各种病原体.
主要方法:
- 在2018年8月至2022年12月期间接受治疗的287名IK患者的回顾性分析.
- 使用mNGS,分泌物培养,角膜激光共聚焦显微镜 (CM) 和病理切片检测细菌,真菌和病毒感染的检测率的比较.
主要成果:
- 与其他方法相比,mNGS在细菌和病毒检测方面显示出更高的阳性率.
- 线状真菌 (例如,Fusarium,Aspergillus) 是常见的,与细菌 (例如,Pseudomonas aeruginosa) 和病毒 (例如,HSV/VZV) 一起.
- IK治疗的整体疗效率为92.3%,mNGS在诊断混合感染方面被证明是有效的.
结论:
- 创伤和异物是传染性角膜炎的主要原因.
- 下一代元基因组测序 (mNGS) 是一种有效和全面的诊断工具,用于IK的细菌和病毒感染,特别是混合感染.
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