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Case Reports
. 2003 Sep;47(1):341-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0732-8893(03)00090-7.

Lymphocutaneous nocardiosis due to Nocardia brasiliensis

Sofia Maraki  1 , Efstathia Scoulica, Kalliopi Alpantaki, Michael Dialynas, Yannis Tselentis
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Lymphocutaneous nocardiosis due to Nocardia brasiliensis

Sofia Maraki et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

Nocardia species are Gram-positive bacteria responsible for systemic or cutaneous infections in humans. Nocardia brasiliensis is the most common infective agent in the cutaneous form of nocardiosis. We describe a case of a previously healthy man, who presented with lymphocutaneous Nocardia brasiliensis infection, and was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. The identification of the isolate was confirmed by nucleotide sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene.

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