Open AccessApplication of mNGS in the Etiological Analysis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and the Prediction of Drug Resistance
Author(s) -
Haibing Liu,
Yue Zhang,
Jun Yang,
Yanfang Liu,
Jianguo Chen
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.02502-21
Subject(s) - biology , pathogenic bacteria , respiratory tract infections , drug resistance , medicine , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , respiratory system , genetics , anatomy
LRTIs are caused by hundreds of pathogens, and they have become a great threat to human health due to the limitations of traditional etiological detection methods. As an unbiased approach to detect pathogens, mNGS overcomes such etiological diagnostic challenges.