Disseminated Nocardia asteroides and coinfection with Trichophyton rubrum in a renal transplant recipient |
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| Authors: | A Azap H Arslan F Ergin H Karakayali M Haberal |
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| Institution: | 1Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,; 2Department of General Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Abstract: Disseminated Nocardia infection has a high mortality and morbidity rate in solid organ transplant recipients, even when appropriate antibiotics are given. In this report a renal transplant recipient is described, who developed disseminated Nocardia asteroides infection with lung, eye, and brain involvement, in addition to coinfection with Trichophyton rubrum . |
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| Keywords: | immunosuppression organ transplantation Nocardia infection |
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