Targeted metagenomic assessment reflects critical colonization in battlefield injuries

Targeted metagenomic assessment reflects critical colonization in battlefield injuries

ABSTRACT Current diagnostics and clinical management strategies for combat wounds are based on decisions made by expert clinicians. However, even in the hands of experienced surgeons, wounds from combat injuries can exhibit failed healing and complications related to limitations in the rapid and com...

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Main Authors: Car Reen Kok, Nisha Mulakken, James B. Thissen, Scott F. Grey, Aram Avila-Herrera, Meenu M. Upadhyay, Felipe A. Lisboa, Shalini Mabery, Eric A. Elster, Seth A. Schobel, Nicholas A. Be
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
combat injury
wound infection
antimicrobial resistance
virulence
targeted sequencing
microbial genomics
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02520-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02520-23

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