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First Case of Disseminated Infection with Nocardia cerradoensis in a Human.

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Here we report in a human, a renal transplant patient, the first disseminated infection with Nocardia cerradoensis, isolated after a brain biopsy. Species identification was based on 16S rRNA, gyrB, and hsp65 gene analyses. Antibiotic treatment was successful by combining carbapenems and aminoglycosides and then switching to oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

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hal-01130428 , version 1 (11-03-2015)

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Caroline Piau, Mallorie Kerjouan, Marc Le Mouel, Solene Patrat-Delon, Pierre-Louis Henaux, et al.. First Case of Disseminated Infection with Nocardia cerradoensis in a Human.. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2015, 53 (3), pp.1034-7. ⟨10.1128/JCM.02979-14⟩. ⟨hal-01130428⟩
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