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CASE REPORT

Diagnosis of Acute Q Fever in a Patient by Using Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing: A Case Report

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Pages 1923-1930 | Received 22 Jan 2023, Accepted 23 Mar 2023, Published online: 31 Mar 2023

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