Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series

Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series

Pulmonary nocardiosis is commonly recognized as an opportunistic infection in patients with predisposing immunosuppressive conditions. However, reports of pulmonary nocardiosis in the immunocompetent host are rare. Here, we report a case series of four patients with pulmonary nocardiosis without a p...

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Main Authors: Inderjit Singh, Frances Mae West, Abraham Sanders, Barry Hartman, Dana Zappetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/314831
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spelling doaj-5c9b7403ae2244749278df3c33c035882020-11-24T23:17:00ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542015-01-01201510.1155/2015/314831314831Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case SeriesInderjit Singh0Frances Mae West1Abraham Sanders2Barry Hartman3Dana Zappetti4Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USAPulmonary nocardiosis is commonly recognized as an opportunistic infection in patients with predisposing immunosuppressive conditions. However, reports of pulmonary nocardiosis in the immunocompetent host are rare. Here, we report a case series of four patients with pulmonary nocardiosis without a predisposing condition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/314831
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Abraham Sanders
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Dana Zappetti
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Frances Mae West
Abraham Sanders
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series
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Frances Mae West
Abraham Sanders
Barry Hartman
Dana Zappetti
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title Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series
title_short Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series
title_full Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series
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title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series
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publishDate 2015-01-01
description Pulmonary nocardiosis is commonly recognized as an opportunistic infection in patients with predisposing immunosuppressive conditions. However, reports of pulmonary nocardiosis in the immunocompetent host are rare. Here, we report a case series of four patients with pulmonary nocardiosis without a predisposing condition.
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