Disseminated Nocardia farcinica Infection in a Patient with Steroid-dependent Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Case Report and Literature Review

We describe a 64-year-old female with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) who was steroid dependent and on cyclosporine immunosuppressive therapy. Nocardia farcinica was recovered from the patient's bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimen and several blood cultures.

Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - January 20, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Zeti Norfidiyati Ayub, Habsah Hasan, Mohd Zulfakar Mazlan, Alwi Muhd Besari Tags: Case Report Source Type: news