Rapid diagnosis and comprehensive bacteria profiling of sepsis based on cell-free DNA

Abstract Background Sepsis remains a major challenge in intensive care units, causing unacceptably high mortality rates due to the lack of rapid diagnostic tools with sufficient sensitivity. Therefore, there is an urgent need to replace time-consuming blood cultures with a new method. Ideally, such...

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Main Authors: Pei Chen, Shuo Li, Wenyuan Li, Jie Ren, Fengzhu Sun, Rui Liu, Xianghong Jasmine Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-019-02186-x