Detection of bacterial DNA from central venous catheter removed from patients by next generation sequencing: a preliminary clinical study

• Main Authors: Ken-ichi Okuda (Author), Yutaka Yoshii (Author), Satomi Yamada (Author), Akio Chiba (Author), Ippei Hironaka (Author), Seiji Hori (Author), Katsuhiko Yanaga (Author), Yoshimitsu Mizunoe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Catheter-related infection (CRI) is one of the serious challenges in clinical practice. This preliminary clinical study aimed to examine whether next-generation sequencing (NGS) targeting 16S rDNA, which was PCR-amplified directly from the tip of a central venous catheter (CVC),...