Resources

EID

• Central Venous Catheter–associated Nocardia Bacteremia in Cancer Patients
  Fadi Al Akhrass, Rah Hachem, Jamal A. Mohamed, Jeffrey Terrand, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, Jyotsna Chandra, Mahmoud Ghannoum, Souha Haydoura, Ann Marie Chaftari, and Issam Raad

MMWR

• International Notes Cutaneous Nocardiosis in Cancer Patients Receiving Immunotherapy Injections--Bahamas

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