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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00231-21
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PCR; blood culture; next-generation sequencing; sepsis
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Blood cultures have been the main tool in clinical microbiology laboratories for a long time, but there are still limitations in identifying the causative agent in septic patients. While molecular technologies have revolutionized various areas of clinical microbiology, they have not yet provided a viable alternative to blood cultures. Recently, there has been increased interest in utilizing new approaches to address this challenge.
Blood cultures have been the staple of clinical microbiology laboratories for well over half a century, but gaps remain in our ability to identify the causative agent in patients presenting with signs and symptoms of sepsis. Molecular technologies have revolutionized the clinical microbiology laboratory in many areas but have yet to present a viable alternative to blood cultures. There has been a recent surge of interest in utilizing novel approaches to address this challenge. Blood cultures have been the staple of clinical microbiology laboratories for well over half a century, but gaps remain in our ability to identify the causative agent in patients presenting with signs and symptoms of sepsis. Molecular technologies have revolutionized the clinical microbiology laboratory in many areas but have yet to present a viable alternative to blood cultures. There has been a recent surge of interest in utilizing novel approaches to address this challenge. In this minireview, I discuss whether molecular tools will finally give us the answers we need and the practical challenges of incorporating them into the diagnostic algorithm.
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