Mixed pulmonary infection with Nocardia, Candida, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and group D Streptococcus species.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 67-year-old man on prednisolone and azathioprine for ulcerative colitis, developed severe pneumonia due to Nocardia otitidis caviarum, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a group D Streptococcus and Candida albicans. The patient responded well to aggressive antimicrobial therapy.
Medical subject headings
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Immunocompromised Host
- Nocardia Infections
- Pneumonia
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Streptococcal Infections