All are true about disseminated nocardial infection, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: The most common site of dissemination is liver
Description: The most common site of dissemination in nocardiosis is the brain. The typical manifestation of extrapulmonary dissemination is a subacute abscess. In CNS infections, brain abscesses are usually supratentorial, are often multiloculated.Sulfonamides are the drug of choice. Ref: Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th Edition, Pages 1323-25
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