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Table 2 Distribution of diagnoses based on culture, Xpert and mNGS confirmation of species identity of isolates

From: Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for rapid detection of pulmonary infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Sample Id

Sample type

Microbial classification

mNGS-positive results

Total reads

Culturing-positive results

Xpert

B2106316_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

*Mycobacterium tuberculosis

600

Mycobacterium spp.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Fungi

Pneumocystis jirovecii

1

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

304

BH211504_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Fungi

Pneumocystis jirovecii

32

Talaromyces marneffei

NA

Fungi

Penicillium marneffei

12,298

dsDNA virus

Human cytomegalovirus

7

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

4948

BH211505_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Rothia slime

14,959

Mycobacterium spp.

NA

Gram-negative bacteria

Isoeveillonella spp.

11,915

Gram-negative bacteria

Prevotella niger

55,489

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

4

B2103830_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus parasanguis

1893

Haemophilus influenzae

NA

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

705

Gram-negative bacteria

Haemophilus parainfluenzae

1019

Gram-negative bacteria

*Haemophilus influenzae

437

Fungi

Candida albicans

9

Fungi

Pneumocystis jirovecii

1

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

9

dsDNA virus

Human cytomegalovirus

4

B2103362_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

718

Candida albicans

NA

Gram-positive bacteria

Oral Streptococcus

2178

Gram-negative bacteria

Klebsiella pneumoniae

84

Fungi

*Candida albicans

5024

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

6

B2102995_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Tropheryma whipplei

13,336

Talaromyces marneffei

NA

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

917

Fungi

Penicillium marneffei

35

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

55

B2102820_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-negative bacteria

Enterobacter cloacae

849

Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium spp.

NA

Gram-negative bacteria

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1119

Gram-negative bacteria

*Escherichia coli

23,469

Gram-negative bacteria

Klebsiella pneumoniae

134,747

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

11,103

dsDNA virus

Human cytomegalovirus

160

B2102821_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-negative bacteria

*Klebsiella pneumoniae

64,903

Klebsiella pneumoniae

NA

Fungi

Candida albicans

3

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

98

B2102822_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

1451

Mycobacterium spp.

NA

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus parasanguis

2830

Gram-positive bacteria

*Mycobacterium avium

4

dsDNA virus

Human cytomegalovirus

16

B2102519_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Fungi

Pneumocystis jirovecii

129

Aspergillus spp.

NA

dsDNA virus

Human cytomegalovirus

168

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

21

B2102520_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-negative bacteria

Klebsiella pneumoniae

227

Gram-negative bacteria

NA

Gram-negative bacteria

Helicobacter pylori

321

Fungi

Penicillium marneffei

157

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

48,541

B2102121_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Staphylococcus aureus

122

Gram-negative bacteria, Candida glabrata and Candida krusei

NA

dsDNA virus

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

6038

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

3016

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus parasanguis

3822

Gram-negative bacteria

*Klebsiella oxytoca

3375

Fungi

*Candida glabrata

2452

Fungi

Pichia kudri azwei

231

Fungi

Penicillium marneffei

144

Fungi

Aspergillus fumigatus

12

dsDNA virus

Human cytomegalovirus

8

B2101782_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Tropheryma whipplei

11,657

Haemophilus haemophilus

NA

Gram-positive bacteria

Pseudostreptococcus pneumoniae

9

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

8

Gram-negative bacteria

Haemophilus influenzae

27,396

Fungi

Aspergillus fumigatus

15

B2101349_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

*Mycobacterium kansasii

39

Mycobacterium spp.

NA

V:DNA

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

153

B2100619_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Fungi

Pneumocystis jirovecii

70

Mycobacterium spp.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

V:DNA

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

359

 V:DNA

Human cytomegalovirus

10

B2100621_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

*Mycobacterium tuberculosis

29

Mycobacterium spp.

NA

Fungi

Candida albicans

1316

V:DNA

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

23

B2100395_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Enterococcus faecium

262

Aspergillus spp.

NA

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

3

Gram-negative bacteria

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

3

Fungi

Aspergillus fumigatus

3336

Fungi

Aspergillus flavus

68

V:DNA

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

490

 V:DNA

Human cytomegalovirus

7

B2100396_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

716

Rhodococcus equi

NA

Gram-positive bacteria

*Rhodococcus equi

10,291

V:DNA

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

21

B2100107_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-negative bacteria

*Klebsiella pneumoniae

665

Gram-negative bacteria

NA

B2006273_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

*Mycobacterium tuberculosis

18

Mycobacterium spp.

NA

V:DNA

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

18

B2006130_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

V:DNA

Human cytomegalovirus

4

Mycobacterium spp.

NA

B2006023_AA

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Gram-positive bacteria

Oral Streptococcus

36

Mycobacterium spp.

NA

Gram-positive bacteria

Nocardia beijing

512

Gram-positive bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

11

V:DNA

Human gammaherpesvirus 4

143

  1. Note: Sample Id, microbial classification, mNGS-positive results, the number of unique reads and culturing-positive results were revealed and * means confirmed pathogens with pulmonary pathogenicity when # means potential pathogenic agents