Nocardia araoensis causing brain abscess
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Nocardia Brain Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient
Nocardia cerebral abscess is rare, constituting approximately 1-2% of all cerebral abscesses. Mortality for a cerebral abscess of Nocardia is three times higher than that of other bacterial cerebral abscesses, therefore, early diagnosis and therapy is important. Nocardia cerebral abscess is generally occur among immunocompromised patients, and critical infection in immunocompetent patients is e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1793-5482
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.ajns_66_19