A fatal case of <it>Nocardia otitidiscaviarum </it>pulmonary infection and brain abscess: taxonomic characterization by molecular techniques
<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...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-04-01
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Series: | Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials |
Online Access: | http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/8/1/11 |