22 April 2026
: Case report 
Spinal Tuberculosis Diagnosed by Metagenomics Capture (MetaCAP) in a Patient Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Case Report
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis
Mengyao Song CDEFG 1, Zheng Zhang BF 2, Haiyan Huang
DF 3, Zhizhen Zou B 4, Sichun Wen ACDEF 5*, Yanhai Cui A 6, Shuangxin Liu A 7
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951840
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951840
Table 2 mNGS result of spinal surgical specimen.
| Genus | Species | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Sequence number | Relative abundance | Name | Sequence number | Relative abundance |
| 1823 | 5.02% | Staphylococcus aureus | 312 | 0.96% | |
| Orthohepadnavirus | 1 | - | Hepatitis B virus | 1 | - |