A Microbial World: Could Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Be Involved in Acute Respiratory Failure?

BackgroundThe usefulness of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in identifying pathogens is being investigated. We aimed to compare the power of microbial identification between mNGS and various methods in patients with acute respiratory failure.MethodsWe reviewed 130 patients with respira...

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Main Authors: Chunrong Huang, Hong Chen, Yongjie Ding, Xiaolong Ma, Haixing Zhu, Shengxiong Zhang, Wei Du, Hanssa Dwarka Summah, Guochao Shi, Yun Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.738074/full