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Nocardiosis
An opportunistic bacterial infectious disease that causes disseminated infection in immunocompromised hosts, is caused by Nocardia asteroides. The infection causes pneumonia, causes cellulitis, causes lesions in the brai
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Overview
An opportunistic bacterial infectious disease that causes disseminated infection in immunocompromised hosts, is caused by Nocardia asteroides. The infection causes pneumonia, causes cellulitis, causes lesions in the brai
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