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Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection especially in immunocompromised patients. Lungs are the most common infection sites and therapy poses some difficulties. We describe a case of pulmonary infection with Nocardia asteroides in a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patient. Although the mortality from pulmonary nocardiosis is high in immunocompromised patients, our patient was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMZ) and amikacin. Maintenance therapy with TMP/SMZ was continued for 1 year. This case supports the importance of the long-term maintenance treatment after the initial combination therapy.
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Received: June 10, 2001 · Revision accepted: December 8, 2001
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Hızel, K., Çağglar, K., Cabadak, H. et al. Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patient. Infection 30, 243–245 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-002-2102-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-002-2102-5