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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2020

Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Improves Diagnosis of Osteoarticular Infections From Abscess Specimens: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.

Mingwei Zhao, Kai Tang, Fengsheng Liu, Weidong Zhou, Jun Fan, Guangxuan Yan, Shibing Qin, Yu Pang

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mingwei ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Qingdao Chest Hospital, Qingdao, China.
Kai TangDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.
Fengsheng LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, The Chest Hospital of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China.
Weidong ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, Qingdao Chest Hospital, Qingdao, China.
Jun FanDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.
Guangxuan YanDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.
Shibing QinDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.
Yu PangNational Clinical Laboratory on Tuberculosis, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Tuberculosis and Thoracic Tumor Research Institute, Beijing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

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diagnosisinfectionmetagenomicmetagenomic next-generation sequencingosteoarticular

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PMID33042033
PMCPMC7523410

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