Nocardia paucivorans brain abscess. Clinical and microbiological characteristics

Autor: Luis Aliaga, Georgette Fatoul, Emilio Guirao-Arrabal, Alejandro Peña, Javier Rodríguez-Granger, Fernando Cobo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: IDCases, Vol 13, Iss , Pp - (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00422
Popis: Nocardia paucivorans brain abscesses are unusual in humans. Sixteen cases of this infection have been reported in the world medical literature. There is precise clinical information available from nine patients. All of these patients recovered or were cured from their brain disease with long-term antimicrobial treatment. Surgical drainage was performed in four patients. Keywords: Nocardia, Nocardiosis, Nocardia paucivorans, Nocardia brain abscess, Nocardia infections
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