Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 22 1-4 1993 12 15 53 62 P.Kordbacheh S. Saber P. Tavakol 2015 10 03 170 patients admitted to Shariaty Hospital pulmonary ward were studied for pulmonary nocardiosis during 17 months (Aug 1990-Jan 1992). Paraffin baiting was used and Nocardia asteroides isolated in five cases from sputum, pleural fluid and bronchial washing. The technique used in this study inhibits growth of other Organism and yeast and is reliable, simple and cheap for isolation of Nocardia from clinical specimens especially in immuno deficient patients. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1587 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/1587/1568