Article
A pediatric case of cat scratch disease complicated by meningitis diagnosed by Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing
2024-02-28
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background: </h4> While the clinical manifestations of cat scratch disease (CSD) can vary, the occurrence of meningitis in CSD patients is rare. Here we present a case of CSD complicated by meningitis associated with Bartonella henselae (B. henselae) . Case presentation: An 11-year-old child developed prolonged fever, accompanied by a mild cough and headache. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing identified...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 24e31c85-6f6a-52ba-b4ff-7b32f2bb6c01
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3981887/v1
