Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series
Pulmonary nocardiosis is commonly recognized as an opportunistic infection in patients with predisposing immunosuppressive conditions. However, reports of pulmonary nocardiosis in the immunocompetent host are rare. Here, we report a case series of four patients with pulmonary nocardiosis without a predisposing condition.
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Pulmonology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6846,2090-6854
DOI: 10.1155/2015/314831