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Blood culture positive Nocardia asteroides infection: a case report

verfasst von: Wolfgang Höpler, Hermann Laferl, Marton Szell, Peter Pongratz, Irmgard Brandl, Gerhard Tucek, Christoph Wenisch

Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 1-2/2013

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We report a case of nocardiosis in a patient with several risk factors for this rare infection. Radiologically, the patient’s multiple lung abscesses were misinterpreted as pulmonary metastases. Diagnosis was finally reached by the growth of Nocardia asteroides in two different blood culture sets. Nocardia bacteraemia is a rare clinical event. Despite initiation of an effective antibiotic therapy, the patient died. Autopsy revealed disseminated nocardial abscesses in the lungs, the kidneys and the brain.

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Titel: Blood culture positive Nocardia asteroides infection: a case report
verfasst von: Wolfgang Höpler
Hermann Laferl
Marton Szell
Peter Pongratz
Irmgard Brandl
Gerhard Tucek
Christoph Wenisch
Publikationsdatum: 01.01.2013
Verlag: Springer Vienna
Erschienen in: Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 1-2/2013
Print ISSN: 0043-5341
Elektronische ISSN: 1563-258X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-012-0156-2

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