Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in critically pediatric patients

• Main Authors: Hengxin Chen (Author), Yujian Liang (Author), Ruizhi Wang (Author), Yijie Wu (Author), Xiaoyun Zhang (Author), Hao Huang (Author), Xuegao Yu (Author), Mengzhi Hong (Author), Juhua Yang (Author), Kang Liao (Author), Hongxu Xu (Author), Min Liu (Author), Peisong Chen (Author), Yili Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia (PCP) in critically pediatric patients. Methods Seventeen critically pediatric patients with PCP and sixty patients diagno...