title: First report of Nocardia fusca isolated in humans.
abstract: Nocardia fusca was first described in 1983; however, to date, no report of human infection has been done. In this work, we report the first case of N. fusca isolation during an episode of acute exacerbation in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The extent of the role of N. fusca as human pathogen still has to be determined.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Donostia, Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ercibengoa Arana
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Donostia, Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain.
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Marimón Ortiz de Zarate
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin