Revisiting nocardiosis at a tertiary care institution: Any change in recent years?

• Nocardiosis mainly affects elderly patients with chronic respiratory conditions and those under corticosteroid treatment. • Infections in HIV and solid organ transplantation patients have practically disappeared. • Nocardiosis most commonly affects the lungs. • Nocardiosis caused by N. farcinica i...
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• Nocardiosis mainly affects elderly patients with chronic respiratory conditions and those under corticosteroid treatment. • Infections in HIV and solid organ transplantation patients have practically disappeared. • Nocardiosis most commonly affects the lungs. • Nocardiosis caused by N. farcinica is apparently a risk factor for poor clinical outcome. Ausführliche Beschreibung