• Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital therefore tested a tool to potentially predict bloodstream infections, plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing (IMAGE)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

• Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital therefore tested a tool to potentially predict bloodstream infections, plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing

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Published today in The Lancet Microbe, a study led by corresponding author Joshua Wolf, PhD, MBBS, St. Jude Department of Host-Microbe Interactions, found that microbial cell-free DNA sequencing can detect bloodstream infections in children with leukemia days before symptoms appear, offering a potential path to earlier treatment and improved outcomes. 

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