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Targeted versus Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing-Based Detection of Microorganisms in Sonicate Fluid for Periprosthetic Joint Infection Diagnosis.

Hyo Lim HongLaure FlurinMatthew J ThoendelMatthew J WolfMatthew P AbdelKerryl E Greenwood-QuaintanceRobin Patel
Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
16S rRNA gene-based tNGS is a potential diagnostic tool for PJI pathogen identification in sonicate fluid from failed THAs and TKAs in culture-negative cases, with similar performance characteristics to sNGS.
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