Isolation of Nocardia paucivorans from the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Relapse of Cerebral Nocardiosis
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- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 40 (9) , 3532-3534
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.40.9.3532-3534.2002
Abstract
Nocardia paucivorans represents a new species of the genus Nocardia that has recently been isolated from bronchial secretions of a patient with chronic lung disease. Here, we report on the course of a disseminated infection caused by this species: i.e., cerebral and subsequent meningeal manifestations, isolation from the cerebrospinal fluid, and in vitro susceptibility to various antimicrobial agents.Keywords
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