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Case Reports
. 2011 Mar;49(3):1185-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02073-10. Epub 2010 Dec 22.

Imipenem-resistant Nocardia cyriacigeorgica infection in a child with chronic granulomatous disease

Andrés Hagerman  1 , Verónica Rodríguez-Nava, Patrick Boiron, Pierre-Alex Crisinel, Klara M Posfay-Barbe
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Imipenem-resistant Nocardia cyriacigeorgica infection in a child with chronic granulomatous disease

Andrés Hagerman et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Mar.

Abstract

Nocardia spp. can lead to local or disseminated infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Combination therapy of amikacin and imipenem is commonly used to treat severe nocardial infections. We describe a patient with imipenem-resistant Nocardia cyriacigeorgica, which, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported among isolates of this species.

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