Case Report: A Severe and Multi-Site Nocardia farcinica Infection Rapidly and Precisely Identified by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing

Case Report: A Severe and Multi-Site Nocardia farcinica Infection Rapidly and Precisely Identified by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing

Nocardia genus is an aerobic, gram-positive, and opportunistic pathogen, which mainly affects cell-mediated immunosuppressed patients. Early diagnosis and treatment greatly improve prognosis. However, the limitation of golden standard-bacterial culture exists. Here, we report a 61-year-old male with...

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Main Authors: Mengfan Jiao, Xiang Deng, Hongfu Yang, Junqiang Dong, Jun Lv, Fang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
case report
Nocardia
metagenomics next-generation sequencing
precise treatment
infectious disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.669552/full

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