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CASE REPORT

Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Contributes to the Diagnosis of Pneumonia Caused by Chlamydia abortus in a Male Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

Fan Gong1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine General Hospital, Huaihua, 418000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zhikui Chen2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine General Hospital, Huaihua, 418000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jianyuan Chang1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine General Hospital, Huaihua, 418000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jinlong Liu2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine General Hospital, Huaihua, 418000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xiaobin Wang1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine General Hospital, Huaihua, 418000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Weisong Mo1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine General Hospital, Huaihua, 418000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Mengqin Tan1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine General Hospital, Huaihua, 418000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Tao Jiang1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Hunan University of Medicine General Hospital, Huaihua, 418000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0130-2372View further author information
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Pages 3463-3468 | Received 08 Feb 2023, Accepted 23 May 2023, Published online: 02 Jun 2023

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