Nocardia carnea infection in a kidney transplant recipient
| Autor: | Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult, Sophie Edouard, R. Purgus, W. Belhocine, Valérie Moal, Yvon Berland, M. Almasalma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Brain Abscess Nocardia Infections Pharmacotherapy medicine Humans Lung Abscess Transplantation Lung business.industry Sulfamethoxazole Middle Aged Trimethoprim Kidney Transplantation Anti-Bacterial Agents Kidney transplant recipient medicine.anatomical_structure Surgery business Nocardia carnea medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Transplantation proceedings. 42(10) |
| ISSN: | 1873-2623 |
| Popis: | We report an unusual case of Nocardia carnea brain and lung abscesses in a 54-year-old kidney transplant recipient. Our case was confirmed by molecular detection despite negative cultures. The patient recovered using prolonged cotrimoxazole treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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