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CASE REPORT

A Case Report of Cutaneous Anthrax Diagnosed by Using a Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing (mNGS) Approach

Yushan Liu1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;2 Institution of Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Gezhi Zheng1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;3 Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jing Li1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;3 Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Nan Yang1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;2 Institution of Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;3 Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;4 Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Juan Li1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;2 Institution of Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zhengwen Liu1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;2 Institution of Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;3 Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;4 Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Qunying Han1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;2 Institution of Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;3 Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;4 Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8378-5960View further author information
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Yingren Zhao1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;2 Institution of Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;3 Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;4 Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Fenjing Du1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China;3 Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yingli He1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Taotao Yan1 Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Pages 3601-3606 | Received 30 Mar 2023, Accepted 24 May 2023, Published online: 07 Jun 2023

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