Central Nervous System Nocardiosis Due to Nocardia farcinica

Nocardia is an opportunistic aerobic, filamentous, gram-positive branching rod that infects immunocompromised hosts. Infections usually stem from the pulmonary, integumentary, or, rarely, gastrointestinal systems. Nocardia farcinica has a noted predilection for neural tissue, thought to represent se...

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Main Authors: Kate Zha, Michelle Bahrain, Jasvinder Singh, Jeffrey Iding, Teresa Wojtasiewicz, Christopher J. Haas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2023-08-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.1157
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