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Primary cutaneous nocardiosis: a pitfall in the diagnosis of skin infection

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  1. Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    Mercè Grau Pérez & Rosa Torrado González

  2. Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    Antonio Casabella Pernas

  3. Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

    María del Pilar de la Rosa del Rey

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Grau Pérez, M., Casabella Pernas, A., de la Rosa del Rey, M.d.P. et al. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis: a pitfall in the diagnosis of skin infection. Infection 45, 927–928 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-017-1033-0

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