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553. Pleural Space Infection Microbiology as Assessed Using a Clinical Targeted Metagenomic Sequencing-Based Assay on Pleural Fluid, and Proposal of the Term, “FuSion” ( Fusobacterium nucleatum group, Streptococcus intermedius and oral normal microbiota) to Describe the Most Common Bacteria Identified in Community-Acquired Pleural Space Infections

BACKGROUND: Definition of the microbiology of pleural space infection has been challenging due to the poor yield of conventional culture, a challenge that has led to recommendations for broad spectrum antimicrobial therapy for these infections. Since August 2019, we have offered a 16S ribosomal RNA...

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Autores principales: Otero, Judith Alvarez, Mandrekar, Jayawant, Wolf, Matthew, Starkey, Jordan, Carmona, Eva, Dyrhovden, Ruben, Kommedal, Øyvind, Patel, Robin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10677902/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.622