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Plasma metagenomic sequencing to detect microbial cell-free DNA (mDNA) has shown promise, but low abundance of mDNA in plasma limits sensitivity and necessitates high sequencing depth. mDNA is shorter and more fragmented than human cell-free DNA. Here, we evaluated whether combining single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) sequencing library preparation and size selection can enrich mDNA and improve pathogen detection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We prospectively enrolled 48 trauma patients and collected daily blood samples during the first 10 days of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. For patients with culture-proven infections, we extracted plasma DNA, prepared double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and ssDNA sequencing libraries, and applied size selection to exclude fragments &amp;gt;110\u2005bp. Following sequencing, we performed taxonomic classification, and evaluated differences in mDNA fractions and in sensitivity for pathogen detection (compared to background noise).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analyzed 46 plasma samples from 5 patients who developed culture-proven infections, including 17 samples coincident with positive microbial cultures. Size-selected ssDNA libraries showed the total mDNA fraction 204-fold higher on average than conventional dsDNA libraries (P &amp;lt; 0.0001). However, for pathogen-specific DNA (at the genus level), the highest sensitivity was observed in size-selected dsDNA (82%), compared to dsDNA (41%), ssDNA (71%), and size-selected ssDNA (35%) library preparations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our results demonstrate that combining ssDNA library preparation together with fragment size selection improves mDNA yield, potentially reducing sequencing requirements. However, at the genus level, this combination also increases background noise, which limits sensitivity for pathogen detection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/clinchem\/hvaf011","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,12]],"date-time":"2025-02-12T23:21:34Z","timestamp":1739402494000},"page":"567-576","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Enrichment of Microbial DNA in Plasma to Improve Pathogen Detection in Sepsis: A Pilot Study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"71","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6810-8670","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eddie G","family":"Dominguez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, WI ,","place":["United States"]},{"name":"Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison, WI 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