Misdiagnosed tuberculosis being corrected as Nocardia farcinica infection by metagenomic sequencing: a case report
Abstract Background Disseminated nocardiosis is liable to be misdiagnosed owing to the non-specific clinical manifestations and laboratory/imaging findings. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) is a culture-independent and rapid method for direct identification of all microorganisms in clin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06436-6 |