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Cutaneous Nocardiosis Organism Treatment Mechanism Action Drugs Nocardia

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Nocardia brasiliensis
Gram (+)
Weakly acid-fast bactera
Long branching filaments
TMP-SMX
Blocks nucleotide synthesis by inhibiting dihydropteroate synthase

Tags: microbiology

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