Lin Wang

Dr. Lin Wang


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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6 December 2024 in Metabolites
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SHShuang Han
Shuang Han
RLRuihua Li
Ruihua Li
HWHao Wang
Hao Wang
LWLin Wang
Lin Wang
YGYiming Gao
Yiming Gao
PGPeng Gao
Peng Gao
Background: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) pose a great challenge to treating patients, especially those with underlying diseases, such as immunodeficiency diseases. Early diagnosis helps to direct precise empirical antibiotic administration and proper clinical management. This study carried out a serum metabolomic analysis using blood specimens sampled from patients with a suspected infection whose routine culture results were later demonstrated to be positive. Methods: A liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometry-based metabolomic analysis was carried out to profile the BSI serum samples. The serum metabolomics data could be used to successfully differentiate BSIs from non-BSIs. Results: The major classes of the isolated pathogens (e.g., Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria) could be differentiated using our optimized statistical algorithms. In addition, by using different machine-learning algorithms, the isolated pathogens could also be classified at the species levels (e.g., Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae) or according to their specific antibiotic-resistant phenotypes (e.g., extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and non-producing phenotypes) if needed. Conclusions: This study provides an early diagnosis method that could be an alternative to the traditional time-consuming culture process to identify BSIs. Moreover, this metabolomics strategy was less affected by several risk factors (e.g., antibiotics administration) that could produce false culture results.