Cavitary pneumonia caused by nocardia otitidiscaviarum
Braz. j. microbiol
; Braz. j. microbiol;41(2): 329-332, Apr.-June 2010. ilus
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of cavitary pneumonia caused by N. otitidiscaviarum in a man with diabetes mellitus and thrombocytopenia treated with systemic corticosteroid. Taxonomic identification involved phenotypic testing and molecular identification that was carried out by DNA sequencing of the 16SrRNA gene.
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos
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Sequência de Bases
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Corticosteroides
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Pneumopatias
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Nocardia
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Nocardiose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article