Utility of paired plasma and drainage fluid mNGS in diagnosing acute intra-abdominal infections with sepsis

Abstract Background Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has been increasingly applied in sepsis. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic utility of mNGS of paired plasma and peritoneal drainage (PD) fluid samples in comparison to culture-based microbiological tests (CMTs) among...

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Main Authors: Jia-yu Mao, Dong-kai Li, Dong Zhang, Qi-wen Yang, Yun Long, Na Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09320-1