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Urease-negative Nocardia asteroides causing cutaneous nocardiosis
P Boiron1, C Lafaurie, A Rabbache
1Unité de Mycologie, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|April 1, 1990
Summary
A rare case of cutaneous nocardiosis caused by a urease-negative Nocardia asteroides strain was identified in a patient on long-term corticosteroid therapy. This highlights the importance of recognizing atypical Nocardia asteroides strains during routine laboratory identification.
Area of Science:
- Medical Microbiology
- Dermatology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Cutaneous nocardiosis is a rare infection caused by Nocardia species.
- Nocardia asteroides is the most common species implicated in human infections.
- Long-term corticosteroid therapy is a known risk factor for nocardiosis.