| Nocardia cyriacigeorgica pleural empyema in an immunocompromised patient. | |
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PMID: 16854553 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A case of fatal Nocardia cyriacigeorgica pleural empyema in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and long-term corticosteroid therapy is described. The organism was isolated from the pleural fluid in pure culture and was identified by conventional and molecular methods. Despite the early administration of the appropriate antibiotic treatment, the patient died 4 days after hospital admission. |
Authors:
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Sofia Maraki; Evangelia Panagiotaki; Dimitrios Tsopanidis; Efstathia Scoulica; Nafsika-Magdalini Miari; Kyriakos Hainis; George Dotis; Iliana Katsoula; Yiannis Tselentis |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2006-07-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Volume: 56 ISSN: 0732-8893 ISO Abbreviation: Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. Publication Date: 2006 Nov |
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Created Date: 2006-11-06 Completed Date: 2007-03-02 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8305899 Medline TA: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 333-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, P.O. Box 1352, Heraklion 711 10, Crete, Greece. sofiamaraki@in.gr |
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Aged Bacteremia / drug therapy, microbiology Empyema, Pleural / blood, etiology*, microbiology Female Humans Immunocompromised Host* Lung Diseases / microbiology* Nocardia / isolation & purification Nocardia Infections / complications, diagnosis*, drug therapy Pneumonia / microbiology |
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