Clinical performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing for diagnosis of pulmonary Aspergillus infection and colonization

ConclusionBALF mNGS is a valuable tool for differentiating between colonization and infection of Aspergillus. Variations in patients’ age, length of hospital stay, hemoglobin, cough and chest distress are observable between patients with Aspergillus infection and colonization.
Source: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research