Pleural Infection Caused by Nocardia farcinica: Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Nocardia farcinica is a rare Nocardia species causing localized (lung, brain, skin) and disseminated infections. Predisposing factors include the chronic use of corticosteroids, organ transplantation and other immunocompromise conditions. Pleural empyema caused by this microorganism has scantily bee...

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Autores principales: Bagüeste, Graciella, Porcel, Jose M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Pulmonology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8159322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34079671
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14697

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8159322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34079671
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14697

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