| Literature DB >> 21177900 |
Andrés Hagerman1, Verónica Rodríguez-Nava, Patrick Boiron, Pierre-Alex Crisinel, Klara M Posfay-Barbe.
Abstract
Nocardia spp. can lead to local or disseminated infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Combination therapy of amikacin and imipenem is commonly used to treat severe nocardial infections. We describe a patient with imipenem-resistant Nocardia cyriacigeorgica, which, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported among isolates of this species.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21177900 PMCID: PMC3067755 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02073-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948