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Successful treatment of nocardial thigh abscess and possible brain abscess with co-trimoxazole

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  1. Fundación Jiménez Diaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ave Reyes Católicos, 2, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    M. L. Fernández-Guerrero, A. Torres, M. Diaz Curiel & F. Soriano

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Fernández-Guerrero, M.L., Torres, A., Curiel, M.D. et al. Successful treatment of nocardial thigh abscess and possible brain abscess with co-trimoxazole. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 4, 430–431 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02148704

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