Disseminated Nocardia asteroides and coinfection with Trichophyton rubrum in a renal transplant recipient.
Disseminated Nocardia infection has a high mortality and morbidity rate in solid organ transplant recipients, even when appropriate antibiotics are given. In this report a renal transplant recipient is described, who developed disseminated Nocardia asteroides infection with lung, eye, and brain involvement, in addition to coinfection with Trichophyton rubrum.
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Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Arslan
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Ergin
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Karakayali
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Haberal
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D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014005:Tinea / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*