Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy

Nocardiosis is an uncommon gram-positive bacterial infection caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia. It can be localized or systemic and is regarded as an opportunistic infection that is commonly seen in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of disseminated nocardiosis caused by N...

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Main Authors: Arjun, Rajalakshmi, Padmanabhan, Arjun, Reddy Attunuru, Bhanu Prakash, Gupta, Prerna
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4948235/