title: Fatal pulmonary Nocardia farcinica infection.
abstract: Nocardia farcinica infections are rare and potentially life threatening. Identification is based on growth at 45 degreesC, opacification of Middlebrook 7H10 agar, and resistance to antibiotics. We describe a case of fatal pulmonary N. farcinica infection in a patient with pneumoconiosis that was diagnosed by culture of sputum onto selective media.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Asturias, Spain. pedro_de_la_iglesia@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De La Iglesia
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viejo
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Miguel
authors.forename: Asuncion
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Valle
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Otero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009615:Nocardia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*