Pulmonary Nocardiosis due to Nocardia asiatica in an Immunocompetent Host.

Authors :: Sakina Okawa
Kazunari Sonobe
Yuzo Nakamura
Takahito Nei
Koichiro Kamio
Akihiko Gemma
Source :: Journal of Nippon Medical School. 2015, Vol. 82 Issue 3, p159-162. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: We describe a case of pulmonary nocardiosis due to Nocardia asiatica in an immunocompent 64-year-oldfemale. Wadowsky-Yee-Okuda-a-ketoglutarate (WYOa) agar, a selective media for Legionella species, was useful for the detection based on the growth-inhibition of normal oral flora and growth-promotion of Nocardia species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]