Clinical metagenomics of bone and joint infections: a proof of concept study

Abstract Bone and joint infections (BJI) are severe infections that require a tailored and protracted antibiotic treatment. Yet, the diagnostic based on culturing samples lacks sensitivity, especially for hardly culturable bacteria. Metagenomic sequencing could potentially address those limitations....

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Main Authors: Etienne Ruppé, Vladimir Lazarevic, Myriam Girard, William Mouton, Tristan Ferry, Frédéric Laurent, Jacques Schrenzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07546-5