SUMMARY blood cells and factors and makes lung abnormalities in patients, which can be
detected by serological, molecular, and radiological techniques by detecting these changes …

Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies provide an increasingly important avenue
for detecting known viruses, and for discovering novel viruses present in clinical or …

Current infectious disease molecular tests are largely pathogen specific, requiring test
selection based on the patient's symptoms. For many syndromes caused by a large number …

Herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) are difficult to sequence due to their large DNA genome,
high GC content, and the presence of repeats. To date, most HSV genomes have been …

The applications of correct diagnostic approaches play a decisive role in timely containment
of infectious diseases spread and mitigation of public health risks. Nevertheless, there is a …

Recent advances in sequencing technologies have opened the door for the classification of
the human virome. While taxonomic classification can be applied to the viruses identified in …

Background Norovirus outbreaks in hospital settings are a common challenge for infection
prevention teams. Given the high burden of norovirus in most communities, it can be difficult …

RNA viruses are a major source of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases around
the world. We developed a method to identify RNA viruses that is based on the fact that RNA …

Norovirus (NoV) is the most common cause of non-bacterial gastroenteritis and is a major
agent associated with outbreaks of gastroenteritis. Conventional molecular genotyping …

Viruses are the most abundant form of life on earth and play important roles in a broad range
of ecosystems. Currently, two methods, whole genome shotgun metagenome (WGSM) and …