Infectious diseases are major threats to human health and lead to a serious public health
burden. The emergence of new pathogens and the mutation of known pathogens challenge …

Identification of the causative infectious agent is essential in the management of infectious
diseases, with the ideal diagnostic method being rapid, accurate, and informative, while …

Smoking is a risk factor for periodontal disease, and a cause of oral microbiome dysbiosis.
While this has been evaluated for traditional cigarette smoking, there is limited research on …

Background The early identification of pathogens and their antibiotic resistance are
essential for the management and treatment of patients affected by ventilator-associated …

Objectives: Infections of the ascitic fluid are serious conditions that require rapid diagnosis
and treatment. Ascites is often accompanied by other critical pathologies such as …

Objectives Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are one of the causes of mortality
among infectious diseases. Microbial cultures commonly used in clinical practice are time …

Pathogen infections seriously threaten human health, and there is an urgent demand for
rapid and efficient pathogen identification to provide instructions in clinical diagnosis and …

Cancer patients are at high risk of infections and infection-related mortality; thereby, prompt
diagnosis and precise anti-infectives treatment are critical. This study aimed to evaluate the …

While 16S rRNA PCR-Sanger sequencing has paved the way for the diagnosis of culture-
negative bacterial infections, it does not provide the composition of polymicrobial infections …

Background Aetiology detection is crucial in the diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP). However, the detection method needs improvement. In this …