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ArticleInfection and drug resistance2024

Use of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing to Identify Pathogens Involved in Central Nervous System Infections.

Liying Zhan, Zhihua Lv, Yunjing Zhang, Jingdi Chen, Lu Wang, Raojuan Huang, Yaqi Sun, Wei Wu

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Liying Zhan *Department of Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Zhihua Lv *Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Translational medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Yunjing Zhang *Department of Ultrasound, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Jingdi ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, the Airborne Military Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Lu WangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Raojuan HuangFirst Clinical College of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Yaqi SunFirst Clinical College of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Wei WuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.

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Purpose: Application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in identifying nosocomial central nervous system (CNS) infections in critical care units remains understudied. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of microbiological results through both mNGS and routine examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with nosocomial CNS infections. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical diagnostic effect of nosocomial mNGS in this population. Results: The study included 26 cases of nosocomial CNS infections in total. A total of 69.2% (18/26) of the samples tested positive for mNGS, which is substantially greater than the 7.7% (2/26; Conclusion: Routine microbiologic testing frequently falls short of detecting all neuroinvasive pathogens. Our research suggests that mNGS offers an alternative means of detecting nosocomial CNS infections. By applying mNGS to CSF samples from patients with meningitis or encephalitis, we were able to improve the ability to diagnose nosocomial neurologic infections.

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central nervous system infectionscerebrospinal fluiddiagnosismetagenomic next-generation sequencing

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