Journal: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Article Title: Improving Pulmonary Infection Diagnosis with Metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.567615
Figure Lengend Snippet: Distribution and diagnostic performance of identified pathogens in mNGS and traditional pathogen detection. Tra, Traditional Pathogen Detection Methods, culture for Bacteria and Fungi, FilmArray for Virus; NTM, Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. TB, Tuberculosis. RSV, Respiratory Syncytial Virus. hMPV, human Metapneumovirus; Sen, Sensitivity; Spe, Specificity; PPV, Positive Prediction Value; NPV, Negative Prediction Value.
Article Snippet: A FilmArray Respiratory Panel (FA-RP, Biofire, Salt Lake City, UT, USA) was employed for nucleic acid detection if the suspected pathogens were within the detection targets, which consisted of adenovirus, coronavirus (strains HKU1, NL63, 229E, OC43), human metapneumovirus, rhinovirus/enterovirus, influenza (strains A, A/H1, A/H3, A/H1-2009, B), parainfluenza virus (strains 1,2, 3, 4), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as well as the bacterial respiratory pathogens Mycoplasma , B pertussis , and Chlamydophilia .
Techniques: Diagnostic Assay, Bacteria, Virus