First Spanish case of nocardiosis caused by Nocardia takedensis

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jun;47(6):1918-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00090-09. Epub 2009 Apr 22.

Abstract

Nocardia takedensis is a recently described species isolated from soil. The first clinical isolate in Japan has recently been reported. This report describes the first clinical isolate of N. takedensis in Spain from a respiratory specimen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Eosinophilic Granuloma / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Nocardia / isolation & purification*
  • Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Nocardia Infections / microbiology
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Spain

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S