Comparison of the cost and turnaround time between culture and mNGS
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From sampling to reporting, the average days required for mNGS were 1.2 ± 0.4 and the average cost was 3234.6 ± 9.8 CNY. Meanwhile, the average turnaround time for culture results was 5.1 ± 2.6 days and the average cost was 696.8 ± 87.3 CNY. The turnaround time for obtaining the results of mNGS was significantly shorter than that of culture (t=9.688, p<0.001), and the cost of mNGS was significantly higher than that of culture (t=-241.3, p<0.001).