Case Report: Finegoldia Magna Infection after Lumbar Spine Surgery Determined Based on Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Introduction</bold> Facultative anaerobic bacteria are the predominant pathogens in postoperative lumbar spine infections, while gram-positive anaerobic cocci, such as <italic>Finegoldia magna</italic> (<italic>F. magna</italic>), act as opportunistic pathogens and are among the most virulent. We report an elderly woman who suffered <italic>Finegoldia</italic> infection after lumb...

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• Base Composition
• Gene Order
• Genetic Heterogeneity
• Genome, Bacterial
• Genome Size
• Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
• Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Virulence Factors

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3dbbe038-e7be-5b25-9d72-31a64dc59360

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-4972882/v1