Table 4.

Next-generation sequencing of CSF for the 8 NB cases

Case	Time from onset to CSF collection (days)	Sample volume (µl)	Specific reads (bp)	Genomic coverage (%)	Relative abundance (%)	Depth (X)	Proportion of human host sequences (%)
1	35	500	266	0.53	3.32	1.15	99.85
2	60	500	448	0.87	1.17	1.2	96.03
3	180	500	8	0.02	0.48	1.1	99.47
4	30	500	86	0.20	82.40	1.08	99.95
5	365	500	116	0.13	3.47	1.24	99.27
6	15	500	126	0.26	7.17	1.11	99.65
7	540	500	264	0.57	3.79	1.06	99.70
8	17	500	72	0.14	0.13	1.19	73.85

CSF cerebrospinal fluid, NB neurobrucellosis