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.
Pelaez
Ana Isabel
AI
Universidad de Oviedo, Area de Microbiologia, Departamento de Biologia Funcional, Facultad de Medicina, Oviedo, Spain. pelaezana@uniovi.es
Garcia-Suarez
Maria del Mar
Mdel M
Manteca
Angel
A
Melon
Ovidio
O
Aranaz
Carlos
C
Cimadevilla
Rafael
R
Mendez
Francisco Javier
FJ
Vazquez
Fernando
F
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