title: Pulmonary nocardiosis revisited: A case series.
abstract: Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rising bacterial infection, with a high propensity for misdiagnosis. On account of a paucity of prospective studies, there is limited understanding on various aspects of its diagnosis and treatment. We present three patients with pulmonary nocardiosis, with emphasis on the predisposing factors, variable disease course, and treatment issues. There is a need to understand the basis of these discrepancies so as to rationalize the management of this potentially fatal infection.
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors: Deepak
authors: D
authors: Aggarwal
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors: Kranti
authors: K
authors: Garg
authors: Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors: Jagdish
authors: J
authors: Chander
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors: Varinder
authors: V
authors: Saini
authors: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors: Ashok K
authors: AK
authors: Janmeja
keywords: Infection; nocardiosis; pulmonary