A case report of the metagenomic next-generation sequencing for timely diagnosis of a traveler with nonspecific febrile Q fever

Q fever is a worldwide distribution disease caused by Coxiella burnetii(C. burnetii), an obligate intracellular, Gram-negative acidophilic bacterium belonging to γ-proteobacterium. Most patients present with acute Q-fever accompanied by atypical flu-like symptoms, with only 1%–5% of cases may develo...

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Main Authors: Qiaoli Xu, Wenyan Han, Yihua Cai, Yuyao Yin, Yifan Guo, Hongbin Chen, Hui Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-07-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024096804