The application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in diagnosing Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia: a report of five cases

The application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in diagnosing Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia: a report of five cases

Abstract Background Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci. Diagnostic tools, including culture, serologic test and PCR-based methods, are available but prone to false negative results. Case presentation This report included five cases of Chlamydia...

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Main Authors: Lei Gu, Wei Liu, Meng Ru, Jing Lin, Guoqing Yu, Jia Ye, Zheng-an Zhu, Yuebin Liu, Jian Chen, Guoxiang Lai, Wen Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
mNGS
Chlamydia psittaci
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-1098-x

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