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		snalty 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mass spectrometry method identifies pathogens with... This is cool, but I still see sequencing and metagenomics as being the gold standard going forward.

davikr 3 months ago | [–]

Metagenomics can do hard diagnoses. We achieved the first truly confirmed diagnosis of neurohistoplasmosis in our region using that technique.

michaelbarton 3 months ago | [–]

Yes specifically mcfDNA which also has the advantage of only needing a blood draw

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