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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2006, p. 280-282, Vol. 44, No. 1
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.1.280-282.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Nocardia cyriacigeorgica Septicemia

Sameer Elsayed,1,3,4* Angela Kealey,2 Carla S. Coffin,2 Ron Read,2,3 David Megran,2,3 and Kunyan Zhang1,2,3,4

Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,1 Medicine,2 Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary,3 Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada4

Received 22 April 2005/ Returned for modification 17 August 2005/ Accepted 18 October 2005

We report two cases of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica septicemia and disseminated infection in the setting of profound immunodeficiency. In both instances, diagnosis was rapidly facilitated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of blood culture isolates. These constitute the first confirmed reports of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica bloodstream infection in humans.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Microbiology, Calgary Laboratory Services, 9-3535 Research Rd. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2L 2K8. Phone: (403) 770-3309. Fax: (403) 770-3347. E-mail: sameer.elsayed{at}cls.ab.ca.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2006, p. 280-282, Vol. 44, No. 1
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.1.280-282.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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