Application of metagenomic shotgun sequencing to detect vector-borne pathogens in clinical blood samples.

Prakhar VijayvargiyaPatricio R JeraldoMatthew J ThoendelKerryl E Greenwood-QuaintanceZerelda Esquer GarrigosM Rizwan SohailNicholas ChiaBobbi S PrittRobin Patel

Published in: PloS one (2019)

MGS is a promising tool with the potential to evolve as a non-hypothesis driven diagnostic test to detect vector-borne pathogens, including protozoa and helminths.

Keyphrases

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antimicrobial resistance
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