A fatal case of disseminated nocardiosis due to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: case report and literature review

• Hoofdauteurs: Mazin Barry (Auteur), Shahad AlShehri (Auteur), Ahlam alguhani (Auteur), Mohammad Barry (Auteur), Ali Alhijji (Auteur), Khalifa Binkhamis (Auteur), Fahad Al-Majid (Auteur), Fatimah S. Al-Shahrani (Auteur), Taim Muayqil (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Disseminated nocardiosis still causes significant morbidity and mortality and is often caused by Nocardia asteroides, N. basiliensis, and N. farcinica and are often treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (N. otitidiscaviarum) rarely causes...