Rapid identification of bacteria using a multiplex polymerase chain reaction system for acute abdominal infections

PurposeAcute abdominal infections can be fatal if the causative organism (s) are misidentified. The spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria has become a serious problem worldwide, making antibiotic selection extremely difficult. Using quantitative metagenomic analysis, we evaluated a commercial m...

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Main Authors: Nanako Kakizaki, Koji Asai, Makoto Kuroda, Ryutaro Watanabe, Manabu Kujiraoka, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Miwa Katagiri, Hodaka Moriyama, Manabu Watanabe, Yoshihisa Saida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1220651/full