infectious diseases
Nocardiosis
Diagnosis of Nocardiosis
Microscopic examination or culture Diagnosis of nocardiosis is by identification ofNocardiaspecies in tissue or in culture of samples from localized lesions identified by physical examination, x-ray, or other imaging studies. Clumps of beaded, branching filaments of gram-positive bacteria (which may be weakly acid-fast) are often seen. 