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SUBMITTER: Horiba K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5830625 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Horiba Kazuhiro K Kawada Jun-Ichi JI Okuno Yusuke Y Tetsuka Nobuyuki N Suzuki Takako T Ando Shotaro S Kamiya Yasuko Y Torii Yuka Y Yagi Tetsuya T Takahashi Yoshiyuki Y Ito Yoshinori Y
Scientific reports 20180228 1
Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a severe complication in immunocompromised patients. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) allows us to analyze comprehensively and quantitatively all microorganisms present in a clinical sample. Thirty-five pediatric patients (12 with BSI and 23 with suspected BSI/negative blood culture) were enrolled. Plasma/serum samples were used for sequencing and the results were compared with those from blood culture. Sequencing reads of bacteria isolated in blood culture were id ...[more]