A powerful, non-invasive test to rule out infection

Justin O’Grady

doi:10.1038/s41564-019-0424-7

A powerful, non-invasive test to rule out infection

Justin O’Grady

Norwich Medical School

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Abstract

Rapid diagnostic tests capable of detecting any potential pathogen are needed to improve the efficacy of antimicrobial therapy and inform antimicrobial stewardship efforts. A new metagenomics-based test that detects microbial DNA in human blood can identify a diverse array of pathogens from any source in the body.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	554-555
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Microbiology
Volume	4
Issue number	4
Early online date	21 Mar 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-019-0424-7
Publication status	Published - 2019

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