Clinical Metagenomics: a New Approach to Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases

Globally, infectious diseases continue to be one of the leading causes of death, even in the face of substantial advancements in basic biological and medical sciences. Diagnostics of life-threatening conditions, including bacteremia, sepsis, meningitis, and encephalitis, is frequently constrained by...

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Main Authors: V. V. Gostev, L. I. Gelezova, P. S. Chulkova, A. A. Avdeeva, O. S. Kalinogorskaya, V. A. Ageevets, I. A. Tsvetkova, A. V. Zhuravlev, S. V. Sidorenko
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author V. V. Gostev
L. I. Gelezova
P. S. Chulkova
A. A. Avdeeva
O. S. Kalinogorskaya
V. A. Ageevets
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A. V. Zhuravlev
S. V. Sidorenko
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description Globally, infectious diseases continue to be one of the leading causes of death, even in the face of substantial advancements in basic biological and medical sciences. Diagnostics of life-threatening conditions, including bacteremia, sepsis, meningitis, and encephalitis, is frequently constrained by the low sensitivity associated with culture methods. The application of PCR and various serological methods is constrained by a defined set of specific primers, DNA probes, antibodies, and antigens that are restricted to a limited range of potential pathogens. The accuracy and timeliness of laboratory diagnostics for infectious diseases are critical. In the past decade, a new discipline has emerged — clinical metagenomics, representing a novel approach in medical microbiology. Because clinical metagenomics can identify potentially any pathogen, regardless of its biological nature, it is a hypothesis-free diagnostic approach. The benefits and efficiency of using metagenomic methods of sequencing to identify bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens of infectious diseases in humans are discussed in this review.
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spelling doaj-art-21afd440a82b41d68d4ce26c01ef2e022025-08-20T03:37:11ZrusLLC "Publishing House OKI"Антибиотики и Химиотерапия0235-29902025-02-01699-10617010.37489/0235-2990-2024-69-9-10-61-701065Clinical Metagenomics: a New Approach to Diagnostics of Infectious DiseasesV. V. Gostev0L. I. Gelezova1P. S. Chulkova2A. A. Avdeeva3O. S. Kalinogorskaya4V. A. Ageevets5I. A. Tsvetkova6A. V. Zhuravlev7S. V. Sidorenko8Pediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases under the Federal Medical Biological Agency ; North-Western State Medical University Named After I. I. MechnikovPediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases under the Federal Medical Biological AgencyPediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases under the Federal Medical Biological AgencyPediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases under the Federal Medical Biological AgencyPediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases under the Federal Medical Biological AgencyPediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases under the Federal Medical Biological AgencyPediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases under the Federal Medical Biological Agency ; St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationPediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases under the Federal Medical Biological Agency ; Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital named after S. P. BotkinPediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases under the Federal Medical Biological Agency ; North-Western State Medical University Named After I. I. MechnikovGlobally, infectious diseases continue to be one of the leading causes of death, even in the face of substantial advancements in basic biological and medical sciences. Diagnostics of life-threatening conditions, including bacteremia, sepsis, meningitis, and encephalitis, is frequently constrained by the low sensitivity associated with culture methods. The application of PCR and various serological methods is constrained by a defined set of specific primers, DNA probes, antibodies, and antigens that are restricted to a limited range of potential pathogens. The accuracy and timeliness of laboratory diagnostics for infectious diseases are critical. In the past decade, a new discipline has emerged — clinical metagenomics, representing a novel approach in medical microbiology. Because clinical metagenomics can identify potentially any pathogen, regardless of its biological nature, it is a hypothesis-free diagnostic approach. The benefits and efficiency of using metagenomic methods of sequencing to identify bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens of infectious diseases in humans are discussed in this review.https://www.antibiotics-chemotherapy.ru/jour/article/view/1187clinical metagenomicsmetagenomic sequencinginfection diagnosticsmolecular diagnosticstargeted sequencing
spellingShingle V. V. Gostev
L. I. Gelezova
P. S. Chulkova
A. A. Avdeeva
O. S. Kalinogorskaya
V. A. Ageevets
I. A. Tsvetkova
A. V. Zhuravlev
S. V. Sidorenko
Clinical Metagenomics: a New Approach to Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases
Антибиотики и Химиотерапия
clinical metagenomics
metagenomic sequencing
infection diagnostics
molecular diagnostics
targeted sequencing
title Clinical Metagenomics: a New Approach to Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases
title_full Clinical Metagenomics: a New Approach to Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases
title_fullStr Clinical Metagenomics: a New Approach to Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases
title_full_unstemmed Clinical Metagenomics: a New Approach to Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases
title_short Clinical Metagenomics: a New Approach to Diagnostics of Infectious Diseases
title_sort clinical metagenomics a new approach to diagnostics of infectious diseases
topic clinical metagenomics
metagenomic sequencing
infection diagnostics
molecular diagnostics
targeted sequencing
url https://www.antibiotics-chemotherapy.ru/jour/article/view/1187
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