Open AccessClinical spectrum and outcome of pulmonary nocardiosis: 5-year experience
Author(s) -
Akashdeep Singh,
Deepinder Chhina,
Rajendra Kumar Soni,
Chandan Kakkar,
US Sidhu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.184873
Subject(s) - medicine , nocardiosis , nocardia , lung transplantation , retrospective cohort study , pneumonia , mortality rate , lung abscess , transplantation , tuberculosis , surgery , community acquired pneumonia , lung , pathology , genetics , bacteria , biology
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare but a life-threatening infection caused by Nocardia spp. The diagnosis is often missed and delayed resulting in delay in appropriate treatment and thus higher mortality.