[Nocardia asteroides: a case of subcutaneous abscess].
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.
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Laboratorio di Analisi Chimico-Cliniche e Microbiologiche, Ospedale A. Cardarelli, Napoli.
Bocchetti
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Cerbo
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Gargiulo
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Piccirillo
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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*
Nocardia asteroides: un caso di ascesso sottocutaneo.