Nocardia spp. isolation in chronic lung diseases: Are there differences between patients with pulmonary nocardiosis and Nocardia colonization?

Mariana SerinoCatarina SousaMargarida RedondoTeresa CarvalhoManuela RibeiroAngélica RamosNatália Cruz MartinsAdelina Amorim

Published in: Journal of applied microbiology (2022)

Nocardia spp. isolation in chronic lung disease patients is more common than expected and the differentiation between colonization and disease is crucial.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
pulmonary hypertension
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes