Successful Detection of Unrecognized Rickettsia typhi in Pregnancy Using Cell-Free Next-Generation Sequencing

• Asıl Yazarlar: Irene A. Stafford (Yazar), Fernando H. Centeno (Yazar), Mayar Al Mohajer (Yazar), George Parkerson (Yazar), Laila Woc-Colburn (Yazar), Angelica Janice Burgos-Lee (Yazar), Martha Rac (Yazar), James Dunn (Yazar), Kenneth Muldrew (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Flea-borne (murine) typhus is caused by Rickettsia typhi. Infection in pregnant women can lead to adverse outcomes when diagnosis and treatment is delayed. We describe how next-generation sequencing (NGS) using the Karius® test was used to rapidly diagnose murine typhus in two pregnant women admitte...