Community Acquired Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Discitis: Diagnosis Aided by Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing.

•This is the first report of spinal cord infection associated with dry cupping therapy.•We report a rare case of community acquired Stenotrophomonas maltophilia discitis in a healthy child.•Shotgun metagenomic sequencing discovered the pathogen after failed empirical treatment.•The patient was successfully treated with SMZ-TMP and minocycline without surgical drainage.