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  • Title: Metagenomics as New Tool for Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus: Two Case Reports.
    Author: Ling Y, Hu X, Zheng G, Ye W, Yuan K, Ye L, Huang W, Tian B, Gu B.
    Journal: Int Med Case Rep J; 2023; 16():617-622. PubMed ID: 37789830.
    Abstract:
    Scrub typhus is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Accurate and timely diagnosis at the early infection stage could save the patients' lives. Traditional technologies were limited to rapidly and successfully detecting Orientia tsutsugamushi due to poor specificity, especially in the condition of atypical symptoms. The technology of Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is amenable to finding the real pathogen because it holds potential as a diagnostic platform for unbiased pathogen identification and precision medicine. Herein, we reported two clinical case reports relative to the Orientia tsutsugamushi infection diagnosed by mNGS. We hope these two cases will improve clinical diagnosis.
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