A rare pneumonia in an immunocompetent adolescent – Pulmonary nocardiosis

A rare pneumonia in an immunocompetent adolescent – Pulmonary nocardiosis

Nocardia species are branching filaments of gram-positive bacteria that are omnipresent in soil and water. Sixteen species of Nocardia have been implicated in human infections. Nocardia infections commonly arise in the immunocompromised states including organ transplants, leukemia, HIV, steroid abus...

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Main Authors: Madhu Sudan Barthwal, Ayesha Chaturvedi, Tushar Sahastrabuddhe, Shailesh B Meshram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Subjects:
immunocompetent
pulmonary nocardiosis
rare pneumonia
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