Cavitary pneumonia caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum
We report a case of cavitary pneumonia caused by N. otitidiscaviarum in a man with diabetes mellitus and thrombocytopenia treated with systemic corticosteroid. Taxonomic identification involved phenotypic testing and molecular identification that was carried out by DNA sequencing of the 16SrRNA gene.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000200011 |
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