Metagenomic sequencing complements routine diagnostics in identifying viral pathogens in lung transplant recipients with unknown etiology of respiratory infection.

Metagenomic sequencing complements routine diagnostics in identifying viral pathogens in lung transplant recipients with unknown etiology of respiratory infection.

Lung transplant patients are a vulnerable group of immunosuppressed patients that are prone to frequent respiratory infections. We studied 60 episodes of respiratory symptoms in 71 lung transplant patients. Almost half of these episodes were of unknown infectious etiology despite extensive routine d...

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Main Authors: Dagmara W Lewandowska, Peter W Schreiber, Macé M Schuurmans, Bettina Ruehe, Osvaldo Zagordi, Cornelia Bayard, Michael Greiner, Fabienne D Geissberger, Riccarda Capaul, Andrea Zbinden, Jürg Böni, Christian Benden, Nicolas J Mueller, Alexandra Trkola, Michael Huber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5441588?pdf=render

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