Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia farcinica and Diagnosed by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing: A Case Report

BackgroundBrain abscesses caused by Nocardia farcinica are rare and difficult to diagnose. Conventional methods for diagnosing Nocardia species include blood culture, microscopy, and tissue slice, but the performance is not satisfied. We report a case of brain abscess due to N. farcinica diagnosed b...

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Autores principales:	Jianhua Yang, Shuhua Xie, Junda Li, Han Xia, Xianghong Liu
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Colección:	Frontiers in Medicine
Materias:	Nocardia farcinica central nervous system infection brain abscess metagenomic next-generation sequencing
Acceso en línea:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.803554/full
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