Despite the use of appropriate antibiotic treatment, aggressive debridement & resuscitation, NSTI still leads to a high mortality & morbidity. In this series, there is high mortality associated with increasing age, raised serum creatinine and delayed surgical intervention. The mortality rate (25%) is comparable with other studies.

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We report a case of nocardiosis in an immunosuppressed elderly patient who presented with prolonged pyrexia. Nocardia asteroides was isolated from the thyroid, with CT scan evidence of dissemination to the brain, abdomen and lungs. The patient succumbed to illness despite aggressive therapy. Autopsy could not be performed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the Þ rst reported case from India, on Nocardia asteroides affecting the thyroid tissue.

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Regular and continual monitoring of the disinfection protocol of the water distribution system in haemodialysis unit is necessary to get good microbiological quality of treated water and dialysate fluid.