Diagnosis of Bacterial Bloodstream Infections: A 16S Metagenomics Approach.

• Autores principales: Saskia Decuypere (Autor), Conor J Meehan (Autor), Sandra Van Puyvelde (Autor), Tessa De Block (Autor), Jessica Maltha (Autor), Lompo Palpouguini (Autor), Marc Tahita (Autor), Halidou Tinto (Autor), Jan Jacobs (Autor), Stijn Deborggraeve (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Bacterial bloodstream infection (bBSI) is one of the leading causes of death in critically ill patients and accurate diagnosis is therefore crucial. We here report a 16S metagenomics approach for diagnosing and understanding bBSI. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:The proof-of-concept was de...