Cutaneous Infection of The First Case Report

We report the first case of Nocardia altamirensis cutaneous infection in an immunocompetent host. A 53-year-old male, with no predisposing factors, presented with a suppurative papular nodule on the dorsum of his left foot. N. altamirensis was identified by sequencing the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA), a...

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Main Authors: P. Betto, S. Cerimele, M. Rassu, C.V. Fornasa, M. Di Pietro, R. Sessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-09-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1100900313