
Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Whole-Genome Next-Generation Sequencing.
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Abril, MK; Barnett, AS; Wegermann, K; Fountain, E; Strand, A; Heyman, BM; Blough, BA; Swaminathan, AC; Sharma-Kuinkel, B; Ruffin, F; McCall, CM ...
Published in: Open Forum Infect Dis
September 2016
We report the case of a 60-year-old man with septic shock due to Capnocytophaga canimorsus that was diagnosed in 24 hours by a novel whole-genome next-generation sequencing assay. This technology shows great promise in identifying fastidious pathogens, and, if validated, it has profound implications for infectious disease diagnosis.
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Open Forum Infect Dis
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2328-8957
Publication Date
September 2016
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3
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3
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ofw144
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United States
Related Subject Headings
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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Abril, M. K., Barnett, A. S., Wegermann, K., Fountain, E., Strand, A., Heyman, B. M., … Kraft, B. D. (2016). Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Whole-Genome Next-Generation Sequencing. Open Forum Infect Dis, 3(3), ofw144. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw144
Abril, Maria K., Adam S. Barnett, Kara Wegermann, Eric Fountain, Andrew Strand, Benjamin M. Heyman, Britton A. Blough, et al. “Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Whole-Genome Next-Generation Sequencing.” Open Forum Infect Dis 3, no. 3 (September 2016): ofw144. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw144.
Abril MK, Barnett AS, Wegermann K, Fountain E, Strand A, Heyman BM, et al. Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Whole-Genome Next-Generation Sequencing. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Sep;3(3):ofw144.
Abril, Maria K., et al. “Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Whole-Genome Next-Generation Sequencing.” Open Forum Infect Dis, vol. 3, no. 3, Sept. 2016, p. ofw144. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/ofid/ofw144.
Abril MK, Barnett AS, Wegermann K, Fountain E, Strand A, Heyman BM, Blough BA, Swaminathan AC, Sharma-Kuinkel B, Ruffin F, Alexander BD, McCall CM, Costa SF, Arcasoy MO, Hong DK, Blauwkamp TA, Kertesz M, Fowler VG, Kraft BD. Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus Sepsis by Whole-Genome Next-Generation Sequencing. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Sep;3(3):ofw144.

Published In
Open Forum Infect Dis
DOI
ISSN
2328-8957
Publication Date
September 2016
Volume
3
Issue
3
Start / End Page
ofw144
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- 3207 Medical microbiology
- 3202 Clinical sciences