Evaluating the potential for respiratory metagenomics to improve treatment of secondary infection and detection of nosocomial transmission on expanded COVID-19 intensive care units.

Charalampous T, Alcolea-Medina A, Snell LB, Williams TGS, Batra R, Alder C, Telatin A, Camporota L, Meadows CIS, Wyncoll D, Barrett NA, Hemsley CJ, Bryan L, Newsholme W, Boyd SE, Green A, Mahadeva U, Patel A, Cliff PR, Page A, O'Grady J, Edgeworth J. (2021)

Genome medicine

Clinical metagenomics (CMg) has the potential to be translated from a research tool into routine service to improve antimicrobial treatment and infection control decisions. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic provides added impetus to realise these benefits, given the increased risk of secondary infection and nosocomial transmission of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) pathogens linked with the expansion of critical care capacity.

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