First case of isolation of Nocardia wallacei reported in Mexico

First case of isolation of Nocardia wallacei reported in Mexico

Nocardia species are aerobic, Gram-positive bacteria with branched filaments reported as opportunistic microorganisms associated with infectious diseases of the skin. We report the isolation of N. wallacei in Mexico from a 43-year-old man, an HIV-positive construction worker who sought care for diff...

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Main Authors: J. González-Nava, K. Sánchez-Herrera, N. Ramírez-Durán, H. Sandoval
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Dyspnea
HIV
Nocardia transvalensis
Nocardia wallacei
nocardiosis
sputum
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297516300993
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spelling doaj-4b42a91760d842cfb374569642e7d8c22020-11-25T00:08:53ZengElsevierNew Microbes and New Infections2052-29752016-11-0114C838410.1016/j.nmni.2016.09.009First case of isolation of Nocardia wallacei reported in MexicoJ. González-Nava0K. Sánchez-Herrera1N. Ramírez-Durán2H. Sandoval3Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City, MexicoUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City, MexicoFacultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, MexicoUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City, MexicoNocardia species are aerobic, Gram-positive bacteria with branched filaments reported as opportunistic microorganisms associated with infectious diseases of the skin. We report the isolation of N. wallacei in Mexico from a 43-year-old man, an HIV-positive construction worker who sought care for difficulty breathing and abundant sputum.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297516300993DyspneaHIVNocardia transvalensisNocardia wallaceinocardiosissputum
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author J. González-Nava
K. Sánchez-Herrera
N. Ramírez-Durán
H. Sandoval
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K. Sánchez-Herrera
N. Ramírez-Durán
H. Sandoval
First case of isolation of Nocardia wallacei reported in Mexico
New Microbes and New Infections
Dyspnea
HIV
Nocardia transvalensis
Nocardia wallacei
nocardiosis
sputum
author_facet J. González-Nava
K. Sánchez-Herrera
N. Ramírez-Durán
H. Sandoval
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title First case of isolation of Nocardia wallacei reported in Mexico
title_short First case of isolation of Nocardia wallacei reported in Mexico
title_full First case of isolation of Nocardia wallacei reported in Mexico
title_fullStr First case of isolation of Nocardia wallacei reported in Mexico
title_full_unstemmed First case of isolation of Nocardia wallacei reported in Mexico
title_sort first case of isolation of nocardia wallacei reported in mexico
publisher Elsevier
series New Microbes and New Infections
issn 2052-2975
publishDate 2016-11-01
description Nocardia species are aerobic, Gram-positive bacteria with branched filaments reported as opportunistic microorganisms associated with infectious diseases of the skin. We report the isolation of N. wallacei in Mexico from a 43-year-old man, an HIV-positive construction worker who sought care for difficulty breathing and abundant sputum.
topic Dyspnea
HIV
Nocardia transvalensis
Nocardia wallacei
nocardiosis
sputum
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297516300993
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