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Detectable amounts of bacterial DNA circulate in the blood of infected persons
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Multiple clinical and genomic studies confirm that detectable amounts of microbial and bacterial cell-free DNA circulate in the bloodstream of infected or diseased individuals.

Evidence for · 11
Advances in Host Depletion and Pathogen Enrichment Methods for Rapid Sequencing–Based Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infection
2024 · cited by 18
Discusses methods for sequencing pathogen DNA in bloodstream infections.
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The retrieved papers consistently demonstrate that bacterial cell-free DNA and microbial DNA can be detected in human blood samples using PCR, sequencing, and metagenomic analyses, directly supporting the claim.

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Circulating Bacterial DNA as Plasma Biomarkers for Lung Cancer Early Detection
2023 · cited by 15
Analyzes the presence of circulating bacterial DNA in patient plasma as biomarkers.
Circulating Bacterial DNA in Colorectal Cancer Patients: The Potential Role of Fusobacterium nucleatum
2024 · cited by 5
Evaluates circulating bacterial DNA and bacterial translocation in colorectal cancer patients.
Fragmentation patterns of pathogen-derived cell-free DNA as a promising non-invasive biomarker for bloodstream infection diagnosis
2025 · cited by 2
Examines pathogen-derived cell-free DNA fragmentation patterns in bloodstream infection diagnosis.
Circulating bacterial DNA in cardiovascular disease
2025 · cited by 2
Reviews circulating bacterial DNA derived from gut microbiota as a potential cardiovascular biomarker.
Blood circulating bacterial DNA in hospitalized old COVID-19 patients
2023 · cited by 2
Determines blood bacterial DNA levels in hospitalized COVID-19 patients using PCR targeting 16S rRNA.
An automated and portable platform for rapid cell-free DNA isolation and its application in microbial DNA metagenomic sequencing from human blood samples.
2026 · cited by 1
Applies microbial DNA metagenomic sequencing to isolate cell-free DNA from human blood samples.
Metagenomic and Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in Infectious Disease Diagnostics: Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Perspectives.
2026 · cited by 1
Examines metagenomic and targeted next-generation sequencing applications for pathogen detection in clinical microbiology.
Clinical Utility of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA: a Single-Center Retrospective Study
2024 · cited by 1
Analyzes metagenomic next-generation sequencing of plasma microbial cell-free DNA in a clinical setting.
Comparison of human DNA depletion and bacterial enrichment methods from large blood volumes to improve bloodstream infection diagnosis.
2026 · cited by 0
Compares methods to improve the detection of circulating bacterial DNA and human DNA depletion from blood samples.
Predicting bloodstream infection by plasma cell-free metagenomic sequencing: a prospective cohort study.
2026 · cited by 0
Evaluates plasma microbial cell-free DNA metagenomic sequencing for predicting bloodstream infections.
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  1. Advances in Host Depletion and Pathogen Enrichment Methods for Rapid Sequencing–Based Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infectionpeer-reviewedsupports
  2. Circulating Bacterial DNA as Plasma Biomarkers for Lung Cancer Early Detectionpeer-reviewedsupports
  3. Circulating Bacterial DNA in Colorectal Cancer Patients: The Potential Role of Fusobacterium nucleatumpeer-reviewedsupports
  4. Fragmentation patterns of pathogen-derived cell-free DNA as a promising non-invasive biomarker for bloodstream infection diagnosispeer-reviewedsupports
  5. Circulating bacterial DNA in cardiovascular diseasepeer-reviewedsupports
  6. Blood circulating bacterial DNA in hospitalized old COVID-19 patientspeer-reviewedsupports
  7. An automated and portable platform for rapid cell-free DNA isolation and its application in microbial DNA metagenomic sequencing from human blood samples.peer-reviewedsupports
  8. Metagenomic and Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in Infectious Disease Diagnostics: Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Perspectives.peer-reviewedsupports
  9. Evaluation of Some Biomarkers in Diagnosis of Bacterial Bloodstream Infection in Childrenpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. Clinical Utility of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Plasma Microbial Cell-Free DNA: a Single-Center Retrospective Studypeer-reviewedsupports
  11. Comparison of human DNA depletion and bacterial enrichment methods from large blood volumes to improve bloodstream infection diagnosis.peer-reviewedsupports
  12. Predicting bloodstream infection by plasma cell-free metagenomic sequencing: a prospective cohort study.peer-reviewedsupports
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first checked06 Aug 2026
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