Pulmonary Infections Caused by Emerging Pathogenic Species of Nocardia
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First case report of pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia mexicana
INTRODUCTION Nocardia species usually cause opportunistic infections, and the frequency of these infections is increasing owing to the growing population of immunocompromised hosts. However, Nocardia species may sometimes cause an infection disease in immunocompetent hosts. Nocardia mexicana infections are the least common and are very rare. CASE PRESENTATION Herein, we report the first case ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2090-6625,2090-6633
DOI: 10.1155/2019/5184386