CNS Infections Archives - Insights Get the latest news and education from Mayo Clinic Laboratories Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:31:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Metagenomic Sequencing — A Tool for Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Infection https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2024/08/27/metagenomic-sequencing-a-tool-for-diagnosis-of-central-nervous-system-infection/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2024/08/27/metagenomic-sequencing-a-tool-for-diagnosis-of-central-nervous-system-infection/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=112346 Metagenomic Sequencing — A Tool for Diagnosis of Central Nervous System InfectionPACE/State of FL - Metagenomic sequencing for diagnosing central nervous system infection. Content will be shared regarding technical details, clinical applications, and results interpretation, drawing on both current literature and practice guidelines.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2024/08/27/metagenomic-sequencing-a-tool-for-diagnosis-of-central-nervous-system-infection/feed/ 0 Widening the net to capture elusive pathogens https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2024/06/03/widening-the-net-to-capture-elusive-pathogens/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2024/06/03/widening-the-net-to-capture-elusive-pathogens/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=111033 Widening the net to capture elusive pathogensCentral nervous system infections, such as meningitis and encephalitis, can be devastating for affected patients. While specific treatments are available for some of these infections, it first requires identifying the precise cause of infection. To meet that need, Mayo Clinic Laboratories has developed a metagenomics assay that can identify more than 1,000 pathogenic organisms in cerebrospinal fluid. The innovative assay, which uses an approach known as shotgun metagenomic sequencing, is one of the only such tests currently available.

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