Successful Intra-peritoneal Antibiotic Therapy for Primary Abdominal Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Young Female Masquerading as Carcinoma Ovary
Nocardiosis is a common opportunistic infection in the immunocompromised and in patients with chronic debilitating diseases,e.g continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. Primary abdominal nocardiosis is rare and is indeed a very rare infection in immunocompetent persons. Only two ca...
Main Authors: | Ravi N Patil, UD Bafna, Pallavi VR, PS Rathod |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Light House Polyclinic Mangalore
2012-01-01
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Series: | Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.ojhas.org/issue40/2011-4-11.htm |
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