Pulmonary Nocardia beijingensis infection associated with the use of alemtuzumab in a patient with multiple sclerosis

Sheikh-Taha, Marwan; Corman, Lourdes C.

dc.contributor.author	Sheikh-Taha, Marwan
dc.contributor.author	Corman, Lourdes C.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-15T08:45:59Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-15T08:45:59Z
dc.date.copyright	2017	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-12-15
dc.identifier.issn	1477-0970	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10725/6793
dc.description.abstract	Nocardia is a Gram-positive aerobic pathogen that usually affects immunocompromised patients. We report a case of pulmonary infection caused by a rare Nocardia species, Nocardia beijingensis, in a 50-year-old woman who had received alemtuzumab for the treatment of her multiple sclerosis. The invasive pulmonary infection was successfully treated with meropenem	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Pulmonary Nocardia beijingensis infection associated with the use of alemtuzumab in a patient with multiple sclerosis	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.description.version	Published	en_US
dc.author.school	SOP	en_US
dc.author.idnumber	199410150	en_US
dc.author.department	Pharmacy Practice Department	en_US
dc.description.embargo	N/A	en_US
dc.relation.journal	Multiple Sclerosis Journal	en_US
dc.journal.volume	23	en_US
dc.journal.issue	6	en_US
dc.article.pages	872-874	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/ 1352458517694431	en_US
dc.identifier.ctation	Sheikh-Taha, M., & Corman, L. C. (2017). Pulmonary Nocardia beijingensis infection associated with the use of alemtuzumab in a patient with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 23(6), 872-874.	en_US
dc.author.email	marwan.taha@lau.edu.lb	en_US
dc.identifier.tou	http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php	en_US
dc.identifier.url	http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1352458517694431	en_US
dc.orcid.id	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8037-1201	en_US
dc.author.affiliation	Lebanese American University	en_US