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Phenotypic characterization of Nocardia spp. isolated from Iran soil microflora

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Health Engineering, 2015
Aims: The present study was conducted to identify Nocardia spp. from Iran soil by various phenotypic tests. Materials and Methods: A total of 300 soil samples were collected of five different geographical regions in Iran.
Shadi Habibnia   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Nocardia paucivorans brain abscess. Clinical and microbiological characteristics

open access: yesIDCases, 2018
Nocardia paucivorans brain abscesses are unusual in humans. Sixteen cases of this infection have been reported in the world medical literature. There is precise clinical information available from nine patients.
Luis Aliaga   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cytotoxic activity of actinomycetes Nocardia sp. and Nocardiopsis sp. associated with marine sponge Amphimedon sp.

open access: yes, 2021
Cancer is a hazard life-threatening disease, which affect huge population worldwide. Marine actinomycetes are considered as promising source for potential chemotherapeutic agents. In our study, we carried out metabolic profiling for Nocardia sp.
Brachmann, A. O.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Current diagnostic tools and management modalities of Nocardia keratitis

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2020
Nocardia species are an uncommon but important cause of keratitis. The purpose of this review is to discus previous published papers relation to the epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis and management of Nocardia keratitis.
Mohammad Soleimani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular identification of nocardia isolates from clinical samples and an overview of human nocardiosis in Brazil. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
BackgroundNocardia sp. causes a variety of clinical presentations. The incidence of nocardiosis varies geographically according to several factors, such as the prevalence of HIV infections, transplants, neoplastic and rheumatic diseases, as well as ...
Paulo Victor Pereira Baio   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nocardia infection causing non-healing surgical wounds: A case series from Bangladesh

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objective: Nocardia can be introduced accidentally causing non-healing surgical wounds. Method: From February 2017 to January 2021 samples from wounds were collected.
Afzalunnessa Binte Lutfor   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia brasiliensis infections in mice [PDF]

open access: yesInfection and Immunity, 1976
A model for Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia brasiliensis infections in Swiss white mice has been established without the addition to the inocula of any form of adjuvant. Serial histopathological studies revealed that these two actinomycetes cause lesions that are quite different in their features. An acute suppurative abscess characterizes the lesions
P I, Folb, R, Jaffe, G, Altmann
openaire   +2 more sources

First case report of cerebral abscess from Nocardia terpenica and literature review

open access: yes, 2022
Nocardia is a Gram-positive weakly acid-fast bacterium that is ubiquitous in the environment. It represents a rare cause of infection in humans and typically causes pulmonary, cutaneous, or central nervous system (CNS) infections.
Sher, Mustafa   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Identification of a novel drug-resistant community-acquired Nocardia spp. in a patient with bronchiectasis

open access: yesEmerging Microbes and Infections, 2022
A previously unknown Nocardia species was isolated from the lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of a 58-year-old woman with bronchiectasis and recurrent pneumonia.
Zhengtu Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular identification and antibiotic resistance pattern of actinomycetes isolates among immunocompromised patients in Iran, emerging of new infections

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Recent advancements in DNA-based approaches have led to the identification of uncommon and rare bacterial pathogens. In this study, by utilizing a DNA-based approach, a total of 1043 clinical specimens were processed for the identification of ...
Hossein Ali Rahdar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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