Cavitary pneumonia caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum.

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A Betrán, M C Villuendas, A Rezusta, B Moles, M C Rubio, M J Revillo, P Boiron, S Bello, V Rodríguez-Nava

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A Betrán: Microbiología. Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (I+CS), Paseo Isabel la Católica 1-3, 50009. Zaragoza , Spain.

PMID: 24031500 DOI: 10.1590/S1517-838220100002000011

We report a case of cavitary pneumonia caused by N. otitidiscaviarum in a man with diabetes mellitus and thrombocytopenia treated with systemic corticosteroid. Taxonomic identification involved phenotypic testing and molecular identification that was carried out by DNA sequencing of the 16SrRNA gene.

16SrRNA gene Nocardia otitidiscaviarum pneumonia

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