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Infectio
Print version ISSN 0123-9392
Abstract
ARANGO DUQUE, Álvaro Ignacio et al. Nocardia spp . meningoencephalitis: A case report and literature review . Infect. [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.3, pp.109-115. ISSN 0123-9392.
Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic disease that affects mainly patients with deficient cell-mediated immunity, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or transplant recipients. The central nervous system presentation is as cerebral abscesses and less frequently, as primary meningitis. Here, a case of primary nocardia meningitis is described in a patient without a predisposing condition, along with a literature review.
Keywords : Nocardia spp; Nocardiosis; Meningitis.