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Solitary Nocardia farcinica brain abscess in an immunocompetent adult mimicking metastatic brain tumor: rapid diagnosis by pyrosequencing and successful treatment.
Surgical neurology - 1 Jul 2009
Iannotti Christopher A, Hall Geraldine S, Procop Gary W, Tuohy Marion J, Staugaitis Susan M, Weil Robert J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nocardia brain abscess carries a higher morbidity and mortality rate than other bacterial cerebral abscesses, with reported mortality rates of 55% and 20% in immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients, respectively. To prevent a delay in diagnosis and treatment, an aggressive therapeutic approach is required. In the present study, a rapid and accurate molecular diagnostic approach using...
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