Pulmonary Nocardiosis due to <i>Nocardia asiatica</i> in an Immunocompetent Host
Sakina Okawa,Kazunari Sonobe,Yuzo Nakamura,Takahito Nei,Koichiro Kamio,Akihiko Gemma-2015-01-01-Journal of Nippon Medical School
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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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