Detection of respiratory pathogens in clinical samples using metagenomic shotgun sequencing.

CONCLUSION: This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that SMS is able to detect bacterial, fungal and viral organisms in BAL, including culture-negative cases.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - May 27, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Qi C, Hountras P, Pickens CO, Walter JM, Kruser JM, Singer BD, Seed P, Green SJ, Wunderink RG Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research