Identification of pathogen(s) in infectious diseases using shotgun metagenomic sequencing and conventional culture: a comparative study
Background Early and accurate diagnosis of microorganism(s) is important to optimize antimicrobial therapy. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing technology, an unbiased and comprehensive method for pathogen identification, seems to potentially assist or even replace conventional microbiological methodolog...
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/11699.pdf |