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Nocardiosis In Kidney Transplant Patients: Two Cases of a Rare but Life-Threatening Disease and a Narrative Review of the Medical Literature.
Federica Tau, Giulia Bedino, Jennifer Scotti, Davide Giunzioni, Pietro Cippà, Antonio Bellasi
Published: 202510.69097/42-05-2025-09
Abstract
Nocardiosis is an uncommon but serious opportunistic bacterial infection caused by the genus Nocardia. Immunosuppression significantly increases the risk of infection, with an incidence of 0.4% to 3.6% in renal transplant patients. This disease prima…
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