Volume 4, Issue 1 (9-2017)                   J Jiroft Univ Med Sci 2017, 4(1): 82-85 | Back to browse issues page

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Keikha M. The importance of identifying Nocardial brain abscess . J Jiroft Univ Med Sci 2017; 4 (1) :82-85
URL: http://journal.jmu.ac.ir/article-1-129-en.html
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , masoudkeikha@outlook.com
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Nocardia cerebral abscesses are rare and generally occur in immune-compromised patients but associated with a high mortality rate. This phenomenon can easily be confused with brain tumors due to the similarities in clinically and radiologically features. So diagnosis and appropriate antimicrobial therapy is very important, Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is as the first-line treatment that described in most cases.

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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: Medical Sciences / Microbiology
Received: 2017/07/13 | Accepted: 2017/08/29 | Published: 2017/09/20

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