title: Pneumonia due to Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a patient with Crohn's disease treated with infliximab.
abstract: Infliximab, an anti-tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) antibody, is useful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease etc. It has been related to increases in the rate of several infections. We present the case of a 53-year-old woman diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia due to Nocardia cyriacigeorgica who was taking infliximab, azathioprine and prednisone for Crohn's disease.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca. Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Remacha
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Saéz-Nieto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yagüe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guardiola