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Clinical and clinical laboratory aspects of nocardial infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

David A. Stevens
David A. Stevens
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Dept. of Medicine, Sta. Clara Valley Med. Ctr., San Jose, California, 95128USA, and Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, California, and Institute for Medical Research, San Jose, California
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It is nearly 100 years since Noeard described bovine farcy, a granulomatous disease of cattle characterized by abscesses, sinus tracts and pulmonary disease (Nocard, 1888). This was the first disease due to Nocardia species described. Since that time our knowledge of the role of the nocardiae in human veterinary diseases, of the epidemiology of these diseases, and their diagnosis and treatment, has enlarged rapidly. This paper attempts to give an overview of our current understanding of these diseases.

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Special Feature: Edmond-Isadore-Etienne Nocard
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 91 , Issue 3 , December 1983 , pp. 377 - 384
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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