Abstract
© 2014 ACIN. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic disease that affects mainly patients with deficient cell-mediated immunity, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or transplant recipients. The central nervous system presentation is as cerebral abscesses and less frequently, as primary meningitis. Here, a case of primary nocardia meningitis is described in a patient without a predisposing condition, along with a literature review.
| Translated title of the contribution | Nocardia spp. meningoencephalitis: A case report and literature review |
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| Original language | Spanish (Colombia) |
| Pages (from-to) | 109-115 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Infectio |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General