| Literature DB >> 17876471 |
Florian H Pilsczek1, Michael Augenbraun.
Abstract
We describe a patient with mycetoma or Madura foot, in which histopathological stains of the bone and surface cultures suggested three different organisms including Nocardia species as the cause. Criteria for the diagnosis of the organisms, differentiation between colonizer and pathogen, and significance of mixed infections are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17876471 DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822007000400017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ISSN: 0037-8682 Impact factor: 1.581