Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series

Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series

Pulmonary nocardiosis is commonly recognized as an opportunistic infection in patients with predisposing immunosuppressive conditions. However, reports of pulmonary nocardiosis in the immunocompetent host are rare. Here, we report a case series of four patients with pulmonary nocardiosis without a p...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case reports in pulmonology 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-6
Hauptverfasser: Hartman, Barry, Sanders, Abraham, West, Frances Mae, Singh, Inderjit, Zappetti, Dana
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Disease
Hospice care
Laboratories
Mortality
Patients
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Zusammenfassung:Pulmonary nocardiosis is commonly recognized as an opportunistic infection in patients with predisposing immunosuppressive conditions. However, reports of pulmonary nocardiosis in the immunocompetent host are rare. Here, we report a case series of four patients with pulmonary nocardiosis without a predisposing condition.
ISSN:2090-6846
2090-6854
DOI:10.1155/2015/314831