Etiology of lower respiratory tract in pneumonia based on metagenomic next-generation sequencing: a retrospective study

IntroductionPneumonia are the leading cause of death worldwide, and antibiotic treatment remains fundamental. However, conventional sputum smears or cultures are still inefficient for obtaining pathogenic microorganisms.Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) has shown great value in nucleic a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jin-zhu Wang, Ding Yuan, Xiang-hong Yang, Chang-hua Sun, Lin-lin Hou, Yan Zhang, Yan-xia Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1291980/full