来自PBMCs的病原体类特定的转录反应准确地区分真菌,细菌和病毒感染

Julie M Steinbrink1, Yiling Liu2, Ricardo Henao3,4

  • 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America.

PloS one
|December 12, 2024
PubMed
概括

研究人员确定了人类白细胞中对真菌,病毒和细菌感染作出反应的保存基因表达模式. 41个基因的签名准确地分类了病原体类型,有助于对传染病的诊断开发.

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