The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
The Clinical Application of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Pathogen Identification of Postoperative Spinal Implant Infection.
Tengfei Shi, Shaohan Xu, Yuhan Lin, Xuexin Zheng, Hongliang Ruan, Weiqiang Shi, Rui Zhang, Hong Chen, Tengyi Chen, Huiyu Chen, Huafeng Wang
Published: 202610.1016/j.spinee.2026.01.004
Abstract
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Postoperative spinal implant infection (PSII) poses significant diagnostic challenges and can lead to serious clinical outcomes. Traditional microbial culture methods are limited by prolonged turnaround times and low sensitivity,…
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