| Literature DB >> 16390991 |
Sameer Elsayed1, Angela Kealey, Carla S Coffin, Ron Read, David Megran, Kunyan Zhang.
Abstract
We report two cases of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica septicemia and disseminated infection in the setting of profound immunodeficiency. In both instances, diagnosis was rapidly facilitated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of blood culture isolates. These constitute the first confirmed reports of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica bloodstream infection in humans.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16390991 PMCID: PMC1351930 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.1.280-282.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948