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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2024

Application value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in hematological patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia.

Xiao Wang, Huiye Zhang, Nan Zhang, Shan Zhang, Yanrong Shuai, Xiaojuan Miao, Yilan Liu, Ling Qiu, Shihui Ren, Sihan Lai and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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16 authors.

Xiao Wang *Department of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Huiye Zhang *School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Nan Zhang *Department of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Shan ZhangDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Yanrong ShuaiDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Xiaojuan MiaoDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Yilan LiuDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Ling QiuDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Shihui RenDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Sihan LaiDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Ying HanDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Hao YaoDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Xupai ZhangDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Fangyi FanDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Haoping SunDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Hai YiDepartment of Hematology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is a novel non-invasive and comprehensive technique for etiological diagnosis of infectious diseases. However, its practical significance has been seldom reported in the context of hematological patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia, a unique patient group characterized by neutropenia and compromised immune responses. Methods: This retrospective study evaluated the results of plasma cfDNA sequencing in 164 hematological patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia. We assessed the diagnostic efficacy and clinical impact of mNGS, comparing it with conventional microbiological tests. Results: mNGS identified 68 different pathogens in 111 patients, whereas conventional methods detected only 17 pathogen types in 36 patients. mNGS exhibited a significantly higher positive detection rate than conventional methods (67.7% Conclusions: mNGS of plasma cfDNA offers substantial promise for the early detection of pathogens and the timely optimization of anti-infective therapies in hematological patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia.

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Febrile NeutropeniaHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingMetagenomicsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBacteriaBacterial InfectionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMycosesRetrospective StudiesVirus Diseasescell-free DNAfebrile neutropeniainfectionmetagenomic next-generation sequencingpathogen diagnosis

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PMCPMC11079123

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