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  • Title: [Pulmonary nocardiosis].
    Author: Salta G, Bouw MJ, Tendeiro T, Saraiva Z, Reis M, Mello e Castro M, Girão A.
    Journal: Acta Med Port; 2002; 15(6):441-5. PubMed ID: 12680291.
    Abstract:
    Pulmonary nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that manifests itself mostly in the context of decreased defences, due either to pre-existing pathology or to immunosuppressive therapy, and is often complicated by central nervous system involvement. The clinical and radiological picture is highly variable, requiring a broad spectrum of differential diagnosis, and leaving a decisive and difficult role to the laboratory. We present two cases that exemplify the clinical variability of this infection, the difficulty of the microbiological diagnosis in a routine laboratory, the problems of the antimicrobials' selection, and the importance of a long therapy course.
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