Apparent performance of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis: a descriptive study.

CONCLUSION: mNGS is helpful for identifying Cryptococcus species. The application of mNGS, together with India ink staining, culture methods, and CrAg, may significantly improve the diagnostic precision in CM, thereby informing choice of appropriate antifungal treatment courses.
PMID: 31184572 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - June 10, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Xing XW, Zhang JT, Ma YB, Zheng N, Yang F, Yu SY Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research