Epidemiological investigation and clinical presentation of severe gestational psittacosis diagnosed using targeted next-generation sequencing: A case report

tNGS is a rapid and cost-effective tool that can exclude other pathogens in patients with gestational psittacosis. When combined with detailed epidemiological data, tNGS can guide timely pathogen-directed therapy with good maternal and fetal outcomes. Clinicians should consider exposure to private poultry sources when pregnant patients present with atypical pneumonia.