Nocardia asteroides brain abscesses and meningitis in an immunocompromized 10-year-old child.
Chow E, Moore T, Deville J, Nielsen K
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mattel Children Hospital at University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nocardiosis is an uncommon pediatric infection. We describe the successful treatment of Nocardia brain abscesses and meningitis in an immunocompromized boy with a history of both liver and bone marrow transplants.
Published 13 July 2005 in Scand J Infect Dis, 37(6): 511-3.
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