Diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii Prosthetic Joint Infection Using mNGS and ptNGS: A Case Report and Literature Review

Diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii Prosthetic Joint Infection Using mNGS and ptNGS: A Case Report and Literature Review

Background Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) is the causative agent of Q fever and is found worldwide; however, prosthetic joint infections caused by C. burnetii are rarely seen. Because of advances in molecular diagnostic techniques, prosthetic joint infection (PJI) caused by C. burnetii can now be d...

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Main Authors: Changyu Huang, Haiqi Ding, Yiming Lin, Zeyu Zhang, Xinyu Fang, Yanshu Chen, Yang Chen, Chaofan Zhang, Wenbo Li, Wenming Zhang, Zida Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Orthopaedic Surgery
Subjects:
Coxiella burnetii
Metagenomic next‐generation sequencing
PCR‐based targeted next‐generation sequencing
Prosthetic joint infection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/os.13600

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https://doi.org/10.1111/os.13600

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