First report of Nocardia asiatica olecranon bursitis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to Austria.
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چکیده
Nocardia spp. are rarely isolated in extrapulmonary clinical specimens. We describe the first case of olecranon bursitis caused by Nocardia asiatica. The patient, a traveler returning from Thailand, was successfully treated with linezolid.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 51 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013