Status:

UNKNOWN

Diagnostic Efficacy of Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing in Patients With Spinal Infections: A Retrospective Study

Lead Sponsor:

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

Conditions:

Spinal Infection

Diagnositic Efficacy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Comparing the diagnostic efficacy between traditional laboratory methods and second-generation high-throughput sequencing in patients suspected of spinal infections.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • "Patients suspected of spinal infections, as per the American Infectious Diseases Society's 2015 criteria for primary vertebral osteomyelitis, were identified based on their clinical symptoms, laboratory tests, and imaging examinations. All cases included in the study underwent laboratory examinations, histopathological examinations, and second-generation high-throughput sequencing (metagenomic sequencing)."

Exclusion

  • "The absence of laboratory examinations, histopathological examinations, and results from second-generation high-throughput sequencing (metagenomic sequencing)."

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06172153

Start Date

June 1 2023

End Date

May 1 2024

Last Update

December 15 2023

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Sun Yat-sen memorial hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510000