Successful treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid: cutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia brasiliensis

• Main Authors: Youqi Ji (Author), Fang Su (Author), Xin Hong (Author), Mengyuan Chen (Author), Yongze Zhu (Author), Dongqing Cheng (Author), Yumei Ge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim To emphasize the role of non-sulfonamides in the treatment of Nocardia infection and reduce the adverse reactions caused by sulfonamides. Methods We retrospectively analyzed a case of cutaneous nocardiosis in an immunocompetent individual. The colonies obtained by staining the pus in the lesion...