A case of neonatal tsutsugamushi disease diagnosed with the aid of rickettsial macrogenomic detection

• Main Authors: Xu Yang (Author), Ling Zhang (Author), Shanping Chen (Author), Wei Chen (Author), Yushan Zhang (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Jialong Liang (Author), Ying Lv (Author), Weiyan Wang (Author), Yini Zhou (Author), Rui Huang (Author), Dongju Pan (Author), Xueyu Li (Author), Qiurong Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Tsutsugamushi, also known as bush typhus, is a naturally occurring disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. We reported a case of vertical mother-to-newborn transmission of Orientia tsutsugamushi infection in a newborn from Yunnan (China). Case presentation Decreased fetal movem...