Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Whole-Genome Next-Generation Sequencing.

Authors :: Abril MK
Barnett AS
Wegermann K
Fountain E
Strand A
Heyman BM
Blough BA
Swaminathan AC
Sharma-Kuinkel B
Ruffin F
Alexander BD
McCall CM
Costa SF
Arcasoy MO
Hong DK
Blauwkamp TA
Kertesz M
Fowler VG Jr
Kraft BD
Source :: Open forum infectious diseases [Open Forum Infect Dis] 2016 Jul 12; Vol. 3 (3), pp. ofw144. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jul 12 (Print Publication: 2016).
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: We report the case of a 60-year-old man with septic shock due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus that was diagnosed in 24 hours by a novel whole-genome next-generation sequencing assay. This technology shows great promise in identifying fastidious pathogens, and, if validated, it has profound implications for infectious disease diagnosis.

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