title: Pulmonary Nocardiosis due to Nocardia asiatica in an Immunocompetent Host.
abstract: We describe a case of pulmonary nocardiosis due to Nocardia asiatica in an immunocompent 64-year-old-female. Wadowsky-Yee-Okuda-α-ketoglutarate (WYOα) agar, a selective media for Legionella species, was useful for the detection based on the growth-inhibition of normal oral flora and growth-promotion of Nocardia species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nippon Medical School.
authors.forename: Sakina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okawa
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sonobe
authors.forename: Yuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Takahito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nei
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamio
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gemma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia / Q000502:physiology*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology