Plasma cell-free DNA testing in diagnosing Listeria rhombencephalitis in a CSF PCR-negative patient: a case report
Background The aetiologic identification of central nervous infections, including Listeria, remains challenging as most pathogens are not identified in meningoencephalitis cases despite advances in molecular diagnostics. Plasma next-generation sequencing (NGS) has exciting potential in the clinical...
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| Main Authors: | Melissa Gitman, Tam Tran, Cameron Yi, Gabriela Keeton, Allison Navis |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2025-08-01
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| Series: | BMJ Neurology Open |
| Online Access: | https://neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/7/2/e001120.full |
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