[Nocardia farcinica pneumoniae in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient].
Nocardia farcinica is an infrequent infection that usually appears in patients with predisposing conditions, especially in immunosuppressed patients, although it has also been found in healthy individuals. Its importance as a new pathogen has been recognized only in recent years. Mainly, it affects the lung, indistinguishable from other types of pneumonia in the clinical and radiological characteristics. The main reason for detection is therapeutic failure.
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Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain. fsas@eresmas.net
Pérez Castrillón
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González García
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Pérez Pascual
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications*