Reference - Detail
RRC ID | 31833 |
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Author | Wada A, Matsuda S, Kubota H, Miura H, Iwamoto Y. |
Title | Primary lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum. |
Journal | Hand Surg |
Abstract |
A case of primary lymphocutaneous nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a 69-year-old previously healthy woman is described. The organism was identified in cultures of pus specimens. The patient was treated with a six-month course of oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole chemotherapy following incision and drainage, and the infection completely resolved. |
Volume | 7(2) |
Pages | 285-7 |
Published | 2002-12-1 |
DOI | 10.1142/s021881040200114x |
PII | S021881040200114X |
PMID | 12596292 |
MeSH | Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use Drainage Female Hand / microbiology* Humans Lymphatic Diseases / microbiology* Nocardia / isolation & purification Nocardia Infections / diagnosis* Nocardia Infections / therapy Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis* Skin Diseases, Bacterial / therapy Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use |
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Pathogenic microorganisms | IFM 0953 |