Pulmonary Nocardiosis due to Nocardia asiatica in an Immunocompetent Host.

We describe a case of pulmonary nocardiosis due to Nocardia asiatica in an immunocompent 64-year-old-female. Wadowsky-Yee-Okuda-α-ketoglutarate (WYOα) agar, a selective media for Legionella species, was useful for the detection based on the growth-inhibition of normal oral flora and growth-promotion of Nocardia species.
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Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - July 14, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Okawa S, Sonobe K, Nakamura Y, Nei T, Kamio K, Gemma A Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research