Temporal dynamics of the plasma microbiome in recipients at early post-liver transplantation: a retrospective study.

Toshihiko OkumuraKazuhiro HoribaHideya KameiSuguru TakeuchiTakako SuzukiYuka ToriiJun-Ichi KawadaYoshiyuki TakahashiYasuhiro OguraTomoo OgiYoshinori Ito

Published in: BMC microbiology (2021)

The metagenomic NGS technique has great potential in revealing the plasma microbiome and is useful as a comprehensive diagnostic procedure in clinical settings. Temporal dynamics of specific microorganisms may be used as indirect markers for the determination of immunocompetence and ACR in LT recipients.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
minimally invasive
solid phase extraction
human health
molecularly imprinted
risk assessment
antibiotic resistance genes
high resolution