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Nocardia asteroides Pericarditis [PDF]
The article entitled"Nocardia asteroides Pericarditis: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature," by Poland and associates in the June 1990 issue of the Proceedings (pages 819 to 824), made interesting reading. Reports of at least two other cases of N.
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Peritonsillar abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides [PDF]
A 22-year-old man with recurrent pharyngitis developed a peritonsillar abscess from which aspirated material yielded a pure culture of Nocardia asteroides. It is likely that the organism was introduced iatrogenically during a prior tonsillar incision.
J C, Adair, I J, Amber, J M, Johnston
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"Nocardia asteroides Complex in Patient with Symptomatic Pulmonary Nocardiosis in a patient with bronchiectasis (6). isolate the organism was also investigated." [PDF]
Pulmonary nocardiosis is an acute or suppurative chronic disease, caused by aerobic actinomycetes which usually originates from soil and compost. Since Nocardia species have been isolated from the soil of different regions of Iran, as well as different ...
S Eshraghi +1 more
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ABSTRACT Nocardia infection should be considered in immunocompromised patients presenting with concurrent pulmonary and neurological symptoms. Species identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing are crucial. Co‐trimoxazole is the first‐line treatment.
Varun Mamidi, Constantina Chrysochou
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L'histologie des lésions dues à Nocardia farcinica a été faite sur des ganglions de zébus tchadiens prélevés à l'abattoir de Fort-Lamy. Du fait de la ressemblance de ces lésions, par leur localisation et leur aspect macroscopique avec celles de la ...
A. Perpezat, P. Destombes, F. Mariat
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Routine microbial inactivation procedures used in microbiology laboratories must be verified. In this study, the efficacy of surface disinfection using 70% Isopropanol, 0.45% Presept, and 1% Virkon was tested against 24 bacterial strains commonly handled
Manfred Weidmann
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We describe a rare case of a patient with mixed connective tissue disease maintained on chronic oral corticosteroids, who was hospitalized on five occasions over five consecutive months due to persistent relapsing neutrophilic meningitis caused by ...
M. Anthony Albornoz +3 more
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Report of Nocardia species isolated from soil by 16S rRNA gene sequencing method in Isfahan, Iran
Introduction: The genus Nocardia belongs to aerobic Actinomycetes. They are a large group of soil-dwelling bacteria that are distributed worldwide. Using various key conventional and molecular diagnostic tests, several Nocardia isolates were identified ...
samane bourbour +2 more
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Nocardia asteroides complex and Nocardia brasiliensis are common etiological agents of disseminated nocardiosis among immunocompromised individuals. Here we reported an uncommon case of disseminated nocardiosis with the involvement of lung, brain, soft ...
Barnini Banerjee +4 more
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The Incidence of Nocardiosis at Pulmonary and Extra – Pulmonary Sites [PDF]
Nocardiosis is a rare but well-established opportunistic infection. We are presenting two cases of Nocardiosis diagnosed in the microbiology laboratory, one in an immuno-competent elderly patient and the other in a immunocompromised patient with AIDS.
Ayan Kumar Das +4 more
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