Rapid genomic diagnosis of fungal infections in the age of next-generation sequencing

CC Tsang, JLL Teng, SKP Lau, PCY Woo - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have recently developed beyond the
research realm and started to mature into clinical applications. Here, we review the current …

Next-generation sequencing applications for the study of fungal pathogens

S Jiang, Y Chen, S Han, L Lv, L Li - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has become a widely used technology in biological
research. NGS applications for clinical pathogen detection have become vital technologies …

Comparison of presepsin and Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin in the diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Liang, Y Cai, Y Shao - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023 - Springer
Background The early diagnosis of sepsis is hampered by the lack of reliable laboratory
measures. There is growing evidence that presepsin and Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing Next-Generation Sequencing: Advancements in the Diagnosis of Fungal Infections

S Naik, D Kashyap, J Deep, S Darwish, J Cross… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has emerged as a promising tool for diagnosing fungal
infections. It enables the identification of a wide range of fungal species and provides more …

Next-generation sequencing diagnostics of bacteremia in pediatric sepsis

T Schmoch, JH Westhoff, SO Decker, A Skarabis… - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods: The Next GeneSiPS-Trial is a prospective, observational, non-interventional,
multicenter study used to assess the diagnostic performance of an NGS-based approach for …

Concurrent change in serum cholinesterase activity and midregional-proadrennomedullin level could predict patient outcome following liver transplantation

SO Decker, A Krüger, H Wilk, F Uhle, T Bruckner… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: After liver transplantation (LTX), patients are susceptible to opportunistic
infections resulting in reduced outcomes within the early post-transplantation period. The …

The association of gut microbiota and complications in gastrointestinal-cancer therapies

KM Tourelle, S Boutin, MA Weigand, FCF Schmitt - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The therapy of gastrointestinal carcinomas includes surgery, chemo-or immunotherapy, and
radiation with diverse complications such as surgical-site infection and enteritis. In recent …

Sepsis and the human microbiome. Just another kind of organ failure? a review

KM Tourelle, S Boutin, MA Weigand… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been further optimised during the last years and has
given us new insights into the human microbiome. The 16S rDNA sequencing, especially, is …

A 29-mRNA host-response classifier identifies bacterial infections following liver transplantation–a pilot study

A Halder, O Liesenfeld, N Whitfield, F Uhle… - … Archives of Surgery, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Infections are common complications in patients following liver transplantation
(LTX). The early diagnosis and prognosis of these infections is an unmet medical need even …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) for diagnosis of invasive fungal infectious diseases: a narrative review

N Song, X Li, W Liu - Journal of Laboratory and Precision …, 2021 - jlpm.amegroups.org
Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) remain important causes of high morbidity and mortality in
many immunosuppressed patients. Accurate etiology diagnosis coupled with subsequent …