The value of molecular techniques to diagnose Ureaplasma urealyticum and Nocardia farcinica pleuropneumonia in a patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

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The value of molecular techniques to diagnose Ureaplasma urealyticum and Nocardia farcinica pleuropneumonia in a patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Nov;64:93-95

Authors: Canouï E, Blanc K, Loubinoux J, Valade S, Hamard C, Lefebvre A, Amorim S, Bébéar C, Rodriguez-Nava V, Lebeaux D, Launay O, Alifano M, Rabbat A, Kernéis S

Abstract
An unusual case of pleural empyema related to Nocardia farcinica and Ureaplasma urealyticum, occurring after autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a 30-year-old patient with lymphoma, is reported. This case illustrates the role of repeated and comprehensive microbiological investigations and the contribution of molecular techniques in reaching the aetiological diagnosis.

PMID: 28951103 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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