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Letter

Detection of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in an HIV patient using metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing

Yuru Shia Department of Clinical Laboratory, Infection Hospital Area of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Jing Yanga Department of Clinical Laboratory, Infection Hospital Area of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Yingjie Qia Department of Clinical Laboratory, Infection Hospital Area of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Junlan Xua Department of Clinical Laboratory, Infection Hospital Area of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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Yingqi Shib Medical Department, Hangzhou Matridx Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Tiantian Shib Medical Department, Hangzhou Matridx Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Chao Liub Medical Department, Hangzhou Matridx Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaoling Maa Department of Clinical Laboratory, Infection Hospital Area of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1764-1767 | Received 28 Mar 2022, Accepted 21 Jun 2022, Published online: 17 Jul 2022

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