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A fatal case of Nocardia otitidiscaviarum pulmonary infection and brain abscess: taxonomic characterization by molecular techniques.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 14 Apr 2009
Pelaez Ana Isabel, Garcia-Suarez Maria del Mar, Manteca Angel, Melon Ovidio, Aranaz Carlos, Cimadevilla Rafael, Mendez Francisco Javier, Vazquez Fernando
Abstract excerpt
We report on a rare case of pulmonary Nocardiosis and brain abscess caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in an elderly woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Taxonomic identification involved phenotypic testing, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), and complete 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
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