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KMID : 1144320140460010045
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감염과 화학요법
2014 Volume.46 No. 1 p.45 ~ p.49
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Nocardia Brain Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient
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Kim Su-Young
Lee Kang-Lock
Lee Dong-Min
Jeong Ji-Hun
Moon Song-Mi
Seo Yiel-Hae
Yoo Chan-Jong
Yang Dong-Ki
Cho Yong-Kyun
Park Yoon-Soo
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Abstract
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Nocardia cerebral abscess is rare, constituting approximately 1-2% of all cerebral abscesses. Mortality for a cerebral abscess of Nocardia is three times higher than that of other bacterial cerebral abscesses, therefore, early diagnosis and therapy is important. Nocardia cerebral abscess is generally occur among immunocompromised patients, and critical infection in immunocompetent patients is extremely rare. We report on a case of a brain abscess by Nocardia farcinica in an immunocompetent patient who received treatment with surgery and antibiotics. This is the second case of a brain abscess caused by N. farcinica in an immunocompetent patient in Korea.
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Nocardia Brain Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient
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