Nocardia elegans infection: a case report and literature review

A case of disseminated nocardiosis caused by Nocardia elegans in a 72-year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis, treated with tacrolimus and prednisolone, is reported herein. The patient had impaired vision and was diagnosed with endophthalmitis and an abdominal skin abscess. He was started on trimetho...

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Main Authors: Itaru Nakamura, Tomoki Nagakura, Hiroaki Fujita, Shinji Fukusima, Tohru Gonoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216312176