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

• Main Authors: Mazin Barry (Author), Shahad AlShehri (Author), Ahlam alguhani (Author), Mohammad Barry (Author), Ali Alhijji (Author), Khalifa Binkhamis (Author), Fahad Al-Majid (Author), Fatimah S. Al-Shahrani (Author), Taim Muayqil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...