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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Published in:	Brazilian journal of microbiology Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 329 - 332
Main Authors:	Betrán, A, Villuendas, M C, Rezusta, A, Moles, B, Rubio, M C, Revillo, M J, Boiron, P, Bello, S, Rodríguez-Nava, V
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 01-04-2010
Subjects:	Medical Microbiology Short Communication
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Summary:	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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ISSN:	1517-8382 1678-4405
DOI:	10.1590/S1517-838220100002000011