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CASE REPORT

A Rare Case of a Subcutaneous Abscess Caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in an Immunocompetent Patient

Huoyang Lv1 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Mengyuan Chen1 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of China;2 The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Youqi Ji1 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of China;3 School of Medical Technology and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Liya Pan4 Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xin Hong1 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of China;5 Department of Green Pharmaceutical Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yumei Ge1 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of China;2 The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, People’s Republic of China;3 School of Medical Technology and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, People’s Republic of China;4 Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of China;5 Department of Green Pharmaceutical Collaborative Innovation Center, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, People’s Republic of China;6 Key Laboratory of Biomarkers and in vitro Diagnosis Translation of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 263-268 | Received 28 Oct 2022, Accepted 06 Jan 2023, Published online: 13 Jan 2023

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