Nocardia veterana: disseminated infection with urinary tract infection

Nocardia spp. are a group of aerobic actinomycetes widely distributed in soil, and associated with severe opportunistic infections, essentially pulmonary infections.We report the first case of disseminated infection associated with urinary tract infection caused by Nocardia veterana. The diagnosis w...

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Main Authors: Elodie Poisnel, Jean-Baptiste Roseau, Cécile Landais, Veronica Rodriguez-Nava, Emmanuel Bussy, Tiphaine Gaillard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015000215