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Table 4 Symptom duration before admission and distribution of pathogens in lung abscess

From: Diagnostic performance of the metagenomic next-generation sequencing in lung biopsy tissues in patients suspected of having a local pulmonary infection

Patient ID

Age (years)

Symptom duration before admission (days)

Pathogens identify by mNGS

Pathogens identify by Conventional examinations

P1

63

150

Capnocytophaga sputigena; Actinomycetes

Actinomycetes

P3

65

30

Nocardia

Nocardia

P4

46

210

Porphyromonas endodontalis; Treponema denticola

Negative

P8

50

60

Negative

Negative

P9

66

90

Negative

Negative

P11

33

6

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Negative

P14

80

12

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Negative

P18

44

20

Staphylococcus aureus

Negative

P22

65

700

Porphyromonas endodontalis; Treponema lecithinolyticum; Treponema denticola; Parvimonas micra

Negative

P27

71

700

Negative

Negative

P28

74

60

Porphyromonas endodontalis;Treponema denticola

Negative

P29

47

5

Streptococcus constellatus

Negative

P30

44

11

Streptococcus constellatus;Treponema denticola

Streptococcus constellatus

P36

56

2

Negative

Negative

P39

55

30

Penicillium marneffei

Penicillium marneffei

P44

65

120

Fusobacterium nucleatum;Streptococcus constellatus

Fusobacterium nucleatum

P45

78

5

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRO)

P48

54

90

Aspergillus fumigatus (False positive)

Negative

P50

78

20

Negative

Actinomycetes

P53

60

30

Escherichia coli

Negative

P57

63

270

Treponema lecithinolyticum; Parvimonas micra

Negative

P60

73

120

Treponema lecithinolyticum; Parvimonas micra

Negative

P64

62

15

Streptococcus constellatus; Porphyromonas endodontalis; Parvimonas micra

Streptococcus constellatus

P82

58

30

Fusobacterium nucleatum

Negative

P84

61

10

Negative

Negative

P88

51

7

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Negative

P91

42

150

Negative

Negative

P97

54

30

Haemophilus influenzae

Negative

P99

73

20

Negative

Negative

P100

25

1

Negative

Negative

P103

62

6

Streptococcus constellatus; Porphyromonas endodontalis

Streptococcus constellatus