The Complexities of Nocardia Taxonomy and Identification.
J Clin Microbiol
; 56(1)2018 01.
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| ID: mdl-29118169
ABSTRACT
Nocardia species are a complex group of organisms considered to belong to the aerobic actinomycetes. Of the validly described species, many have been implicated as the cause of serious human infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. The genus has a complicated taxonomic history; this is especially true for Nocardia asteroides, the type species of the genus and previously the most frequently reported nocardial taxon from human specimens. We provide background on the current taxonomy of Nocardia, with a focus on clinically relevant species, and discuss the currently available methods used to accurately identify isolates to the species, complex, or group level.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Técnicas Bacteriológicas
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Nocardia
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Nocardiose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos