Isolation and Characterization of Nocardia Species from Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a tertiary hospital in China

In conclusion, N. farcinica was the most frequently isolated Nocardia species in the First Hospital of Changsha. All isolated clinical Nocardia strains showed susceptible to amikacin, trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole, and linezolid, suggesting that these drugs can be primary therapeutic choices for treating Nocardia infections.PMID:34053953 | DOI:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2020.1096
Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research