Kommedal, Øyvind; Eagan, Tomas Mikal Lind; Fløtten, Øystein; Leegaard, Truls Michael; Siljan, William Ward; Fardal, Hilde; Bø, Bjørnar; Grøvan, Fredrik; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Kildahl-Andersen, Arne; Hjetland, Reidar; Tilseth, Rune Hørgård; Hareide, Sølvi Kristine Øyen; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Dyrhovden, Ruben (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
Current microbial diagnostics for pleural infections are insufficient. Studies using 16S targeted next-generation sequencing report that only 10%–16% of bacteria present are cultured and that 50%–78% of pleural fluids ...