Mixed pulmonary infection with Nocardia, Candida, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and group D Streptococcus species.
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A 67-year-old man on prednisolone and azathioprine for ulcerative colitis, developed severe pneumonia due to Nocardia otitidis caviarum, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a group D Streptococcus and Candida albicans. The patient responded well to aggressive antimicrobial therapy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 72 853 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996