Aine O'Brien, Julie Hart, Ammie Higgins, Ian Arthur, Gar-Hing Lee, Michael Leung, Karina Kennedy, Susan Bradbury, Sarah Foster, Sanchia Warren, Tony M Korman, Iain J Abbott, Claire Heney, Cheryl Bletchley, Morgyn Warner, Nicholas Wells, Desley Wilson, Hemalatha Varadhan, Robert Stevens, Monica Lahra, Peter Newton, Michael Maley, Sebastian van Hal, Paul R Ingram
BACKGROUND: Nocardia is a ubiquitous saprophyte capable of causing human disease. Disease is primarily respiratory or cutaneous, usually acquired via inhalation or inoculation. Under the influence of environmental and host factors, Nocardia incidence and species distribution demonstrate geographical variation. AIMS: To examine for differences in Nocardia incidence within Western Australia (WA) and analyse species distribution in the context of prior published studies...
November 6, 2023: Internal Medicine Journal