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Case Reports
. 2005 Sep;43(9):4895-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.9.4895-4897.2005.

Brain abscess caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection

G Barnaud  1 , C Deschamps, V Manceron, E Mortier, F Laurent, F Bert, P Boiron, P Vinceneux, C Branger
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Brain abscess caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection

G Barnaud et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Sep.

Abstract

Nocardia cyriacigeorgica is a recently characterized species within the genus of Nocardia. We report a brain abscess, following a primary pulmonary colonization, due to this species in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient. This case confirms that isolation of Nocardia in sputum is associated with a high risk of disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients.

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