A fatal case of <it>Nocardia otitidiscaviarum </it>pulmonary infection and brain abscess: taxonomic characterization by molecular techniques

• Main Authors: Aranaz Carlos (Author), Melon Ovidio (Author), Manteca Angel (Author), del Mar Garcia-Suarez Maria (Author), Pelaez Ana (Author), Cimadevilla Rafael (Author), Mendez Francisco (Author), Vazquez Fernando (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>We report on a rare case of pulmonary Nocardiosis and brain abscess caused by <it>Nocardia otitidiscaviarum </it>in an elderly woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Taxonomic identification involved phenotypic testing, restriction fragment...