Diagnosis of a Rare Rickettsia felis Infection Complicated with Unusual Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade Using an mNGS Test

The occurrence of sporadic rickettsial infections has been consistently undervalued and overlooked, primarily owing to a limited emphasis on routine examinations for rickettsioses in clinical practice. At present, the immunofluorescence assay is the prevailing diagnostic method for suspected rickett...

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Main Authors: Tien-Lung Po, Chien-Hsien Huang, Chia-Hsun Lin, Huei-Fong Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/8877876
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