Fatal Pulmonary Nocardia farcinica Infection
AUTOR(ES)
De La Iglesia, Pedro
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Nocardia farcinica infections are rare and potentially life threatening. Identification is based on growth at 45°C, opacification of Middlebrook 7H10 agar, and resistance to antibiotics. We describe a case of fatal pulmonary N. farcinica infection in a patient with pneumoconiosis that was diagnosed by culture of sputum onto selective media.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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