Bacterial and viral infections are often clinically indistinguishable, leading to inappropriate patient management and antibiotic misuse. Bacterial-induced host proteins such as procalcitonin, C-react
Short-read Illumina sequencing of 14 clinical isolates of Burkholderia multivorans from acute/transient and chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis. Our goal was to conduct a genomic characterizati
A fundamental problem for disease treatment is that while antibiotics are a powerful counter to bacteria, they are ineffective against viruses. Often, bacterial and viral infections are confused due t