Detection of bacterial pathogens from clinical specimens using conventional microbial culture and 16S metagenomics: a comparative study

Detection of bacterial pathogens from clinical specimens using conventional microbial culture and 16S metagenomics: a comparative study

Abstract Background Infectious disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and diagnosis of polymicrobial and fungal infections is increasingly challenging in the clinical setting. Conventionally, molecular detection is still the best method of species identification in clinical samples. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Lalanika M. Abayasekara, Jennifer Perera, Vishvanath Chandrasekharan, Vaz S. Gnanam, Nisala A. Udunuwara, Dileepa S. Liyanage, Nuwani E. Bulathsinhala, Subhashanie Adikary, Janith V. S. Aluthmuhandiram, Chrishanthi S. Thanaseelan, D. Portia Tharmakulasingam, Tharaga Karunakaran, Janahan Ilango
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2727-8

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