Nocardiosis
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nocardiosis-182-16842348
title:
Nocardiosis
text:
Nocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs or the whole body. It is due to infection by a bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis. It is most common in adult immunocompromised males. In patients with brain involvement, mortality exceeds 80%; in other forms, mortality is about 50%, even with appropriate therapy. It is one of several conditions that have been called "the great imitator". Cutaneous nocardiosis commonly occurs
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocardiosis
date created:
2004-09-28T04:36:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T16:33:44Z
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