Molecular diagnosis of culture-negative cerebral nocardiosis due to Nocardia abscessus

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-240

  Marchandin, Hélène ^a   Eden, Aurélia ^b   Jean Pierre, Hélène ^a   Reynes, Jacques ^b   Jumas Bilak, Estelle ^c   Boiron, Patrick ^d   Laurent, Frédéric ^d  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^d University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Cerebral infection; hsp65; Molecular diagnosis; Nocardia abscessus; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA ABSCESSUS; NOCARDIOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BRAIN ABSCESS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745436876     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.01.023     Document Type: Article

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