Viral associated diarrhea in immunocompromised and cancer patients at a large comprehensive cancer center: a 10-year retrospective study
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DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2016.1224384
Abstract: Abstract Background: Viral associated diarrhea (VAD) due to Norovirus (NV), Rotavirus (RV) and Adenovirus (AV) is common in immunocompromised and cancer patients. We sought to determine if the clinical characteristics, morbidity and seasonality of infection… read more here.
Keywords: immunocompromised cancer; viral associated; cancer; cancer patients ... See more keywords
Nanopore-based metagenomic sequencing for the rapid and precise detection of pathogens among immunocompromised cancer patients with suspected infections
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.943859
Abstract: Cancer patients are at high risk of infections and infection-related mortality; thereby, prompt diagnosis and precise anti-infectives treatment are critical. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of nanopore amplicon sequencing in identifying microbial agents… read more here.
Keywords: immunocompromised cancer; nanopore amplicon; cancer patients; amplicon sequencing ... See more keywords