Pulmonary nocardiosis-always an opportunist infection?

B. Paraschiv, C. Toma, I. Belaconi, S. Dumitrache-Rujinski, A. Moisoiu, A. Croitoru, M. Bogdan (Bucharest, Romania)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Bacterial, fungal and mycobacterial infections
Session: Bacterial, fungal and mycobacterial infections
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4373
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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B. Paraschiv, C. Toma, I. Belaconi, S. Dumitrache-Rujinski, A. Moisoiu, A. Croitoru, M. Bogdan (Bucharest, Romania). Pulmonary nocardiosis-always an opportunist infection?. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 4373

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