Clinical diagnostic application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in children with severe nonresponding pneumonia.

Pneumonia is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in children. Identification and characterization of pathogens that cause infections are crucial for accurate treatment and accelerated recovery. However, in most cases, the causative agent cannot be identified, which is partly...

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Main Authors: Heping Wang, Zhiwei Lu, Yaomin Bao, Yonghong Yang, Ronald de Groot, Wenkui Dai, Marien I de Jonge, Yuejie Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232610