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KMID : 0384119970170020296
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Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology
1997 Volume.17 No. 2 p.296 ~ p.302
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Nocardia asteroides complex Isolated from cerebrospinal Fluid and Surgical Wound Site: Three Case Reports
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Abstract
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Nocardia is an aerobic gram-positive, weak acid-fast, branching, filamentous bacteria causing various clinical infections such as pulmonary noeardiosis, systemic nocardiosis, extrapulmonary nocardiosis, cutaneous nocardiosis and nocardial
mycetoma.
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are most commonly caused by N. asteroides complex. Humans become infected by inhaling contaminated air-borne dust particles or by traumatic implantation of the bacterium into the subcutaneous tissues. We isolated Nocardia asteroides complex from
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hemo-vac of trauma patient and CSFs of two hydrocephalus patients. Nocardia asteroides complex has been isolated less commonly in Korea than in other countries. We think that it is important to extend an incubation time of culture plate when we
find the
gram positive, branched, beaded filaments and coccoid cells. (Korean J Clin Pathol 1997;17(2) : 296~302).
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