A fatal case of Nocardia otitidiscaviarum pulmonary infection and brain abscess: taxonomic characterization by molecular techniques.
We report on a rare case of pulmonary Nocardiosis and brain abscess caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in an elderly woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Taxonomic identification involved phenotypic testing, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), and complete 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Universidad de Oviedo, Area de Microbiologia, Departamento de Biologia Funcional, Facultad de Medicina, Oviedo, Spain. pelaezana@uniovi.es
Ana Isabel
AI
Pelaez
Maria del Mar
Mdel M
Garcia-Suarez
Angel
A
Manteca
Ovidio
O
Melon
Carlos
C
Aranaz
Rafael
R
Cimadevilla
Francisco Javier
FJ
Mendez
Fernando
F
Vazquez
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S