Diagnosis of Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis by whole-genome next-generation sequencing

Maria K. Abril, Adam S. Barnett, Kara Wegermann, Eric Fountain, Andrew Strand, Benjamin M. Heyman, Britton A. Blough, Aparna C. Swaminathan, Batu Sharma-Kuinkel, Felicia Ruffin, Barbara D. Alexander, Chad M. McCall, Sylvia F. Costa, Murat O. Arcasoy, David K. Hong, Timothy A. Blauwkamp, Michael Kertesz, Vance G. Fowler, Bryan D. Kraft

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2016

Keywords

  • High-throughput nucleotide sequencing
  • Microbiological techniques
  • Sepsis/diagnosis

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