title: [Nocardia asteroides: a case of subcutaneous abscess].
abstract: A case of subcutaneous abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides in an immunocompromised patient is described. A specific antibiotic therapy was successful. Details of the isolation procedures, clinical significance and epidemiological aspects related to the pathogen strain are reported.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Analisi Chimico-Cliniche e Microbiologiche, Ospedale A. Cardarelli, Napoli.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bocchetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cerbo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gargiulo
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Piccirillo
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*
vernacular_title: Nocardia asteroides: un caso di ascesso sottocutaneo.