First Spanish case of nocardiosis caused by Nocardia takedensis.
Nocardia takedensis is a recently described species isolated from soil. The first clinical isolate in Japan has recently been reported. This report describes the first clinical isolate of N. takedensis in Spain from a respiratory specimen.
Betrán
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Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, Paseo Isabel la Católica 1-3, Zaragoza 50009, Spain. abetrane@salud.aragon.es
Rezusta
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Lezcano
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Villuendas
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Revillo
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Boiron
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Rodríguez-Nava
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D000328:Adult; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013030:Spain
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S