Fluidic devices and related methods are generally provided. The fluidic devices described herein may be useful, for example, for diagnostic purposes (e.g., detection of the presence of one or more disease causing bacteria in a patient sample). Unlike certain existing fluidic devices for diagnostic purposes, the fluidic devices and methods described herein may be useful for detecting the presence of numerous disease causing bacteria in a patient sample substantially simultaneously (e.g., in parallel). In some embodiments, the fluidic devices and methods described herein provide highly sensitive detection of microbes in relatively large fluidic samples (e.g., between 0.5 mL and about 5 mL), as compared to certain existing fluidic detection (e.g., microfluidic) devices and methods. In an exemplary embodiment, increased detection sensitivity of microbial pathogens present in a patient sample (e.g., blood) is performed by selectively removing human nucleic acid prior to sensitive detection of microbial infection. In some embodiments, the fluidic device allows for the identification of microbial pathogens directly from unprocessed blood without having to conduct blood culturing processes.
一般提供流体设备和相关方法。例如,本文所述的流体设备可用于诊断目的(如检测患者样本中是否存在一种或多种致病细菌)。与某些现有的用于诊断目的的流体设备不同,本文所述的流体设备和方法可用于基本同时(例如并行)检测患者样本中是否存在多种致病细菌。在某些实施例中,与某些现有的流体检测(如微流体)设备和方法相比,本文所述的流体设备和方法可对相对较大的流体样本(如 0.5 mL 到约 5 mL)中的微
生物进行高灵敏度检测。在一个示例性实施例中,通过在灵敏检测微
生物感染之前选择性地去除人类核酸,提高了对患者样本(如血液)中微
生物病原体的检测灵敏度。在某些实施例中,流体设备可直接从未经处理的血液中鉴定微
生物病原体,而无需进行血液培养过程。