Use of Next-Generation Sequencing for Diagnosis of West Nile Virus Infection in Patient Returning to Belgium from Hungary

An elderly patient in Belgium who became critically ill after returning from Hungary was tested for pathogens using routine diagnostic tests. All results were negative. However, using next-generation sequencing on a cultured respiratory sample, laboratorians detected a complete West Nile virus genom...

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Autores principales: Wollants, Elke, Smolders, David, Naesens, Reinout, Bruynseels, Peggy, Lagrou, Katrien, Matthijnssens, Jelle, Van Ranst, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6256386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30457549
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2412.180494

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