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Central Nervous System Infection
New central nervous system infection research from N.B. Rettenmaier et al outlined
April 2nd, 2009
"Nocardia is a bacterial infection primarily originating from organic rich soil, endemic to several international geographic locations," scientists in the United States report. "We present the case of a 61-year-old woman previously treated for endometrial carcinoma. who three years later developed metastatic Pulmonary disease and received systemic chemotherapy," wrote N.B. Rettenmaier and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "After five months, she developed a large right posterior lobe lesion, suspicious for metastatic CNS disease. However. following neurosurgical resection of the lesion and infectious disease consultation, a diagnosis of nocardia...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-04-02)
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