Exploration of molecular diagnosis for HHV-6 encephalitis in immunocompetent individuals: A study combining mNGS and PCR
mNGS enables rapid detection of the rare but treatable HHV-6 meningitis in immunocompetent adults that conventional tests miss, prompting early antiviral therapy and better outcomes.
Authors
- Jingzhe Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6086-7533)
- Ping Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2692-786X)
- Haoming Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5151-0727)
- Zhilei Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2315-4542)
- Yueli Zou
- Jin Ling Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-0226)
- Steve W. Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5864-4544)
- Hao Ren
Institutions
- Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University (CN)
- Hebei General Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Harrison International Peace Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.117196
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35