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Nocardiosis-a rare clinical entity. Experience from a tertiary care centre.

MARILYN MARY NINAN NINANMATHEW

Abstract


Nocardiosis is a rare infection, commonly
seen in the immunocompromised, having
diverse presentations. This was a retrospective
epidemiological analysis of 28 patients
with Nocardia spp in their clinical
samples , presenting at a tertiary hospital
in South India during the years 2012-2013.
We found that the most common predisposing
condition was corneal ulcer following
trauma to the eye, closely followed by
immunosuppressant drugs and the most
commonly obtained species was Nocardia
asteroides.


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