Potential utility of targeted Nanopore sequencing for improving etiologic diagnosis of bacterial and fungal respiratory infection

• मुख्य लेखकों: Wai Sing Chan (लेखक), Chun Hang Au (लेखक), Sau Man Leung (लेखक), Dona N. Ho (लेखक), Elaine Yue Ling Wong (लेखक), Man Yan To (लेखक), Man Kin Ng (लेखक), Tsun Leung Chan (लेखक), Edmond Shiu Kwan Ma (लेखक), Bone Siu Fai Tang (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Abstract Background Diversified etiology of lower respiratory tract infection renders diagnosis challenging. The mainstay microbial culture is time-consuming and constrained by variable growth requirements. In this study, we explored the use of Nanopore sequencing as a supplementary tool to alleviat...