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Identification of Nocardiopsis dassonvillei in a Blood Sample from a Child

Flavio Lejbkowicz1, Raya Kudinsky1, Luisa Samet1, Larissa Belavsky1, Miriam Barzilai1 and Svetlana Predescu1
  • 1 Western Galilee Hospital, Israel

Abstract

Nocardiopsis dassonvillei is an environmental aerobic actinomycete producing a funguslike mycelium and aerial hyphae. Here we report the first Nocardiopsis dassonvillei isolated from a blood sample from a 3-year-old child hospitalized with fever, respiratory difficulty and cough. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time this organism has been detected in the BacT/Alert system. This Nocardiopsis was designated Nocardiopsis dassonvillei based on morphological and physiological tests.

American Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 1 No. 1, 2005, 1-4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2005.1.4

Published On: 31 March 2005

How to Cite: Lejbkowicz, F., Kudinsky, R., Samet, L., Belavsky, L., Barzilai, M. & Predescu, S. (2005). Identification of Nocardiopsis dassonvillei in a Blood Sample from a Child. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2005.1.4

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Keywords

  • Nocardiopsis
  • Blood Sample