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Case Reports
. 1992 Jul-Aug;11(4 Pt 1):824-6.

Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (caviae) infection in a heart transplant patient presented as having a thigh abscess (Madura thigh)

B P Simmons  1 , M S Gelfand, G D Roberts
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  • PMID: 1498150
Case Reports

Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (caviae) infection in a heart transplant patient presented as having a thigh abscess (Madura thigh)

B P Simmons et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1992 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The first case of disseminated infection with Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a heart transplant patient is reported. The clinical spectrum and treatment of infections with N. otitidiscaviarum is discussed, including our patient's apparent response to imipenem/cilastatin.

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