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The results of transesophageal echocardiography.
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The results of the transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed BAV with severe stenosis and strong echogenicity at the aortic valve root; the possibility of an inflammatory mass could not be excluded (Figures 1 and 2).
The results of transesophageal echocardiography.
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The results of the transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed BAV with severe stenosis and strong echogenicity at the aortic valve root; the possibility of an inflammatory mass could not be excluded (Figures 1 and 2).
The results of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in blood.
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Two days after sending for the mNGS, the results suggested the existence of C. burnetii with a blood cell layer sequence number of 134 and a plasma layer sequence number of 1 (Figure 3).
The results of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in cardiac tissues.
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The results of mNGS in the cardiac tissue revealed the existence of C. burnetii with the sequence number of 214,080 (Figure 4).