Nocardia as a Complication in a 30-year-old Immunocompromised Hispanic Woman

Lab Med. 2014 Fall;45(4):e166-9. doi: 10.1309/LMCO0GIJWVJAMMDH.

Authors

Bensson Samuel¹, Gloria Fioravanti², Alden Smith³, Santo Longo⁴, Jennifer Axelband⁴

Affiliations

¹ St.Luke's University Hospital and Health Network, Internal Medicine Department, Bethlehem, PA Bensson.Samuel@sluhn.org.
² St.Luke's University Hospital and Health Network, Internal Medicine Department, Bethlehem, PA.
³ St.Luke's University Hospital and Health Network, Department of Pathology, Bethlehem, PA.
⁴ St.Luke's University Hospital and Health Network, Department of Critical Care, Bethlehem, PA.

PMID: 25527610
DOI: 10.1309/LMCO0GIJWVJAMMDH

No abstract available

Keywords: Nocardia; abscess; disseminated infection; immunocompromise; infection; sepsis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Female
Hispanic or Latino*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nocardia Infections / complications
Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
Nocardia Infections / immunology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents