title: Nocardia brasiliensis in Italy: a nine-year experience.
abstract: In the past, no case reports concerning N. brasiliensis infections were published from Italy. We now report 4 cases observed during 1998-2006 in 4 Italian patients, 1 immunosuppressed and 3 immunocompetent.
authors.affiliation: UO Microbiologia, AO Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, Milano, Italy. Farina.Claudio@sancarlo.mi.it
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andrini
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarti
authors.forename: Marie Françoise
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Tripodi
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Utili
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boiron
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents