Osman ELBEK, Öner DİKENSOY, Meral UYAR, Yeliz KARAKAN, Mehmet TULU, Yasemin ZER

Nocardia transvalensis infection in an immunocompetent patient reported from Turkey

Pulmoner nokardiyoz nadir bir infeksiyon olup sıklıkla immünsüpresif durumlarda görülmektedir. Biz Türkiye’den bilateral pnömoni ve bronşiyal dilatasyonu olan ve altı ay trimetoprim-sülfametoksazol ile tedavi edilen pulmoner Nocardia transvalensis’li immünsüpresif olmayan bir olguda bildirdik.

Türkiye’den bildirilen immünitesi normal olan olguda Nocardia transvalensis infeksiyonu

Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare infection mostly occurs in patients with immunosuppressive conditions. We report an immunocompetent case of pulmonary Nocardia transvalensis from Turkey, presented with bilateral pneumonia and bronchial dilatation treated six months with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

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