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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Case Report:

Minghui Song, Yumei Guo, Jiahao Hao, Cuiying Zheng, Huifen Zuo, Jiaqing Ye, Chenfeng Zhang, Feilong Chen, Zhongjun Feng, Hong Zhang and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. Spinal infection caused byFrontiers in medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Minghui Song *Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Yumei Guo *Hebei Key Laboratory of Intractable Pathogens, Shijiazhuang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jiahao Hao *Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Cuiying ZhengHebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Huifen ZuoHebei Yiling Hospital, Shijiazhuan, Shijiazhuang, China.
Jiaqing YeJiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Jiaxing, China.
Chenfeng ZhangHebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Feilong ChenHebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zhongjun FengHebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.
Hong ZhangHebei Key Laboratory of Intractable Pathogens, Shijiazhuang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zhenjun ZhaoHebei Yiling Hospital, Shijiazhuan, Shijiazhuang, China.
Weili GaoHebei Key Laboratory of Intractable Pathogens, Shijiazhuang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang, China.
Lijie ZhangHebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Isolated vertebral osteomyelitis represents an uncommon manifestation of chronic Q fever, posing significant diagnostic challenges. We report a case of Case report: A 52-year-old male with occupational avian exposure (pigeon breeder) presented with chronic low back pain persisting for over 1 year, refractory to serial epidural corticosteroid injections. Lumbar MRI demonstrated multifocal osteomyelitis (L3-L5) with associated intraspinal abscess. mNGS analysis of aspirate identified Conclusion:

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chronic Q feverCoxiella burnetiimetagenomic next-generation sequencingspinal infectionzoonosis

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PMCPMC12434005

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