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Open AccessArticle10.1272/jnms.82.159

Pulmonary Nocardiosis due to <i>Nocardia asiatica</i> in an Immunocompetent Host

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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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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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NocardiaNocardiosisMicrobiologyBiologyFlora (microbiology)AgarNocardia brasiliensisBacteria

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