Jamilla AZThree new papers on #mcfDNA (microbial cell free DNA) as a diagnostic tool in infectious disease and beyond!
1. https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiad255/7219651 - sequencing of plasma mcfDNA can detect fungal infections 3 weeks before standard of care in transplant patients
#healthcare #diagnostics #microbiology #infectiousdisease #transplant #Karius
Serial quantitation of plasma microbial cell-free DNA before and after diagnosis of pulmonary invasive mold infections in hematopoietic cell transplant recipients
Plasma microbial cell-free DNA (mcfDNA) sequencing identified pathogenic molds up to three weeks before clinical diagnosis of pulmonary invasive mold infections