在怀疑感染的患者中,元基因组测序的诊断性能:一项大规模的回顾性研究

Ziyang Li1,2, Li Tan1,2, Jialiang Zhang1,2

  • 1Center for Clinical Molecular Diagnostics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

概括

与传统培养方法相比,甲基因组下一代测序 (mNGS) 对传染病具有更高的诊断价值和临床接受性. 通过mNGS分析的配对血液和呼吸道样本有助于病原体的识别.

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