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Here, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), a comprehensive diagnosis method, facilitated us to better understand the etiology of CA-CNS infections.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We conducted a single-center retrospective study between September 2018 and July 2021 in which 606 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were collected from suspected CNS infectious patients for mNGS testing, and all positive samples were included in this analysis<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After the exclusion criteria, a total of 131 mNGS-positive samples were finally enrolled. Bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, specific pathogen and mixed infections were accounted for 32.82% (43\/131), 13.74% (18\/131), 0.76% (1\/131), 2.29% (3\/131) and 6.87% (9\/131), respectively. A total of 41 different pathogens were identified, including 16 bacteria, 12 viruses, 10 fungi, and 1 parasite and 3 specific pathogens. The most frequent infecting pathogens are <jats:italic>Epstein-Barr virus<\/jats:italic> (n = 14), <jats:italic>Herpes simplex virus 1<\/jats:italic> (n = 14), <jats:italic>Mycobacterium tuberculosis<\/jats:italic> (n = 13), <jats:italic>Streptococcus pneumoniae<\/jats:italic> (n = 13), and <jats:italic>Cryptococcus neoformans<\/jats:italic> (n = 8). Some difficult-to-diagnose pathogen infections were also detected by mNGS, such as <jats:italic>Streptococcus suis<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Pseudorabies virus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Bunyavirus<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Orientia tsutsugamushi<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Toxoplasma gondii<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this study, mNGS identified a wide variety of pathogens of CA-CNS infections and many of which could not be detected by conventional methods. 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