First Spanish case of nocardiosis caused by Nocardia takedensis.
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Nocardia takedensis is a recently described species isolated from soil. The first clinical isolate in Japan has recently been reported. This report describes the first clinical isolate of N. takedensis in Spain from a respiratory specimen.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 47 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009