karius test pathogen categories (Karius Inc)
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Karius Test Pathogen Categories, supplied by Karius Inc, used in various techniques. Bioz Stars score: 86/100, based on 1 PubMed citations. ZERO BIAS - scores, article reviews, protocol conditions and more
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1) Product Images from "Microbial cell-free DNA sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid improves diagnostic yield and may add clinical utility in immunocompromised patients with severe pneumonia"
Article Title: Microbial cell-free DNA sequencing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid improves diagnostic yield and may add clinical utility in immunocompromised patients with severe pneumonia
Journal: medRxiv
doi: 10.1101/2025.11.05.25339543
Figure Legend Snippet: Flow diagram depicting patient and sample selection for the comparison of BAL fluid mcfDNA sequencing with the Karius® test and standard of care testing.
Techniques Used: Selection, Comparison, Sequencing
Figure Legend Snippet: Additive diagnostic value of BAL fluid mcfDNA sequencing with the Karius® test (KT-BAL) compared to standard of care (SOC) testing in immunocompromised patients with pneumonia. A) Number of organisms across all samples identified by either SOC alone, KT-BAL alone, or both techniques, split by KT-BAL category. B) Organisms identified exclusively by KT-BAL across all samples, split by KT-BAL category.
Techniques Used: Diagnostic Assay, Sequencing
Figure Legend Snippet: Analysis of microbial read and human read values reported by the BAL fluid Karius® test (KT-BAL). A) Organisms that are identified in at least five samples by both KT-BAL and standard of care (SOC) testing and in at least five other samples by only KT-BAL have significantly lower microbial read values in the SOC + KT-BAL samples (Mann-Whitney U test, FDR < 0.05). B) KT-BAL microbial read values strongly correlate with culture quantities from SOC (Spearman’s rank correlation). C) KT-BAL human read values do not correlate with markers of host immune response (Spearman’s rank correlation).
Techniques Used: MANN-WHITNEY
Figure Legend Snippet: Patients for whom BAL fluid mcfDNA testing with the Karius® test (KT-BAL) identified Category One or Two organisms missed by standard of care (SOC) had significantly more cumulative intubation days compared to patients where KT-BAL and SOC were concordant for all Category One or Two organisms. Hospital length of stay, ICU length of stay, and ICU mortality were worse in the KT-BAL only group, but these differences were not significant (Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables, Fisher’s exact test for mortality).
Techniques Used: MANN-WHITNEY