Fig. 2. Microbiome of CAPD fluid with 1% cut off of relative abundance.
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Fig. 1. Composition of gDNA Mock V34 (1707_C) and MiSeq QC (1903_C) (A), the principal coordinates analysis with CAPD fluid samples with QC controls in each run (B).
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Table 1. The comparison of the two methods (culture versus NGS) for the diagnosis of CAPD peritonitis pathogens
Ann Clin Microbiol 2020;23:1-10. Application of 16S rRNA Gene-Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing for Bacterial Pathogen Detection in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Peritonitis No Culture NGS (> 10 % relative abundance) Read count Infection Antibiotics* Catheter removal Clear up on day 10 Relapse within 2 months CAPD01 Staphylococcus epidermidis Staphylococcus spp. (20.4 %) 14,841 yes cefazolin,tobramycin,vancomycin yes […]
Application of 16S rRNA Gene-Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing for Bacterial Pathogen Detection in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Peritonitis
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