Most diagnostic tests look for a single microorganism, or at most a limited panel of microorganisms. Charles Chiu discusses his research on metagenomic sequencing as a diagnostic tool that can identify all potential pathogens in a given patient sample.

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• Charles Chiu Profile at UCSF
• Chiu Lab at UCSF
• Validation of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Tests for Universal Pathogen Detection
• The Eukaryotic Gut Virome in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: New Clues in Enteric Graft-Versus-Host Disease
• HOM Tidbit: Dochez and Avery. The Elaboration of Specific Soluble Substance by Pneumococcus during Growth. Journal of Experimental Medicine 1917.
• HOM Tidbit: Kozel and Burnham-Marusich. Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases: Past, Present, and Future. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2017.