Nocardia brasiliensis in Italy: a nine-year experience.
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.
Farina
Claudio
C
UO Microbiologia, AO Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, Milano, Italy. Farina.Claudio@sancarlo.mi.it
Andrini
Laura
L
Bruno
Gianfranco
G
Sarti
Mario
M
Tripodi
Marie Françoise
MF
Utili
Riccardo
R
Boiron
Patrick
P
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*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents