Comparative evaluation of 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing in the diagnosis and understanding of bacterial endophthalmitis

Objective To evaluate the usefulness of metagenomic analysis in the search for causative organisms of bacterial endophthalmitis.Methods and analysis Twenty-one consecutive treatment-naïve patients (13 men and 8 women; mean age, 60.8±19.8 years) with suspected endophthalmitis were recruited. Vitrecto...

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Main Authors: Kohji Nishida, Kazuichi Maruyama, Daisuke Motooka, Shota Nakamura, Noriyasu Hashida, Yoshihiko Usui, Kazunobu Asao, Teruhisa Tsukamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-06-01
Series:BMJ Open Ophthalmology
Online Access:https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001342.full