Diagnosing Rickettsia felis infection with Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing (mNGS) in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: a case report and literature review
Rickettsia felis, an emerging flea-borne pathogen with global distribution potential, is a neglected cause of undifferentiated febrile illness, although reported human cases remain sparse. The development of molecular diagnostic methods, along with the…