Open AccessNocardia cyriacigeorgica —an Established Rather than an Emerging Pathogen
Author(s) -
Frank G. Witebsky,
Patricia S. Conville,
Richard J. Wallace,
Barbara A. BrownElliott
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00510-08
Subject(s) - nocardia , pathogen , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathogenic organism , bacteria , genetics
In their recent report, Schlaberg et al. declare Nocardia cyriacigeorgica to be an “emerging pathogen” ([3][1]). However, no evidence is provided to support this claim. They refer to the review by Millar and Moore ([2][2]) for a definition of “an emerging pathogenic entity” but do not
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