To the best of our knowledge, no Chinese case studies concerning Nocardia infection have been published to date. Therefore, the present study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the risk factors, clinical features, imaging results, laboratory abnormalities, treatments and outcomes of nocardiosis in a Chinese tertiary hospital. Data collected from patients with laboratory-confirmed nocardiosis were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 40 patients who had a positive culture of Nocardia were included. The median time between the onset of symptoms and diagnosis was 42 days. Underlying diseases were identified in 72.5

作者：Meifang, Yang；Min, Xu；Wei, Wei；Hainv, Gao；Xuan, Zhang；Hong, Zhao；Jianhua, Hu；Huihui, Dong；Lichen, Xu；Lanjuan, Li

来源：Experimental and therapeutic medicine 2014 年 8卷 1期