mNGS in patients with cat-scratch disease (PRJCA046894)
This study presents the metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) results of peripheral blood, mass puncture, or drainage specimens from 20 pediatric patients definitively diagnosed with cat-scratch disease (CSD), who were hospitalized at West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University between September 2021 and July 2025. Bartonella henselae was detected in all 20 samples, providing definitive etiological confirmation for the CSD diagnoses. This study aims to highlight the utility of mNGS in supporting the diagnosis of cat-scratch disease.