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Diagnosis of Two Meningitis Cases Caused by Rickettsia Felis in China, with Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing: A Case Report

Jie Wang1 Department of Neurology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hong Zhou2 Graduate School, the First Clinical School of Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zan Dong3 Department of Neurology, Yuncheng Central Hospital, Yuncheng, 044000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jing Wang1 Department of Neurology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Rui Wang1 Department of Neurology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030000, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yuanlin Guan4 Department of Scientific Affairs, Hugobiotech Co, Ltd, Beijing, 100176, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
Pages 7239-7245 | Received 19 Apr 2023, Accepted 04 Nov 2023, Published online: 14 Nov 2023

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