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Disseminated nocardiosis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 20, pages 425–426 (1997)Cite this article

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Nocardia infarction is rare in bone marrow transplant recipients; only 10 cases have been reported. We describe a case of disseminated nocardiosis after allogeneic BMT with positive blood cultures and multiple cerebral and hepatosplenic abscesses.

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  1. Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital Reina Sofia, Córdoba, Spain

    MA Elliott, A Tefferi & MQ Lacy

  2. Division of Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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Elliott, M., Tefferi, A., Marshall, W. et al. Disseminated nocardiosis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 20, 425–426 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1700896

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