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

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Irene A. Stafford (Údar), Fernando H. Centeno (Údar), Mayar Al Mohajer (Údar), George Parkerson (Údar), Laila Woc-Colburn (Údar), Angelica Janice Burgos-Lee (Údar), Martha Rac (Údar), James Dunn (Údar), Kenneth Muldrew (Údar)
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• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...