Pulmonary Nocardiosis as an Opportunistic Infection in COVID-19

Pulmonary Nocardiosis as an Opportunistic Infection in COVID-19

Secondary bacterial pneumonia infection is frequent in COVID-19 patients. Nocardia are responsible for opportunistic pulmonary infections especially after steroid treatment. We describe a case of pulmonary nocardiosis following critical COVID-19 pneumonia in an 83-year-old male. Two weeks after init...

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Main Authors: Marc Laplace, Thomas Flamand, Ciprian Ion, Simon Gravier, Mahsa Mohseni-Zadeh, Dominique Debriel, Olivier Augereau, Guillaume Gregorowicz, Martin Martinot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2022-08-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
nocardia cyariacigerogica
nocardiosis
covid-19
sars-cov-2
opportunistic infection
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3477

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