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SUBMITTER: Song Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6594679 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Yajing Y Gyarmati Peter P
PloS one 20190626 6
Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a life-threatening condition characterized by the presence of pathogens in the blood. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and has to be treated promptly as mortality increases with every hour of delayed treatment. Therefore, rapid and sensitive diagnosis of BSI is essential. The routine diagnostic method for BSI is blood culture, which can only detect culturable pathogens and takes several days to obtain results. The 16S rRNA gene is present in ...[more]