Manifestations and outcomes of nocardia infections: Comparison of immunocompromised and nonimmunocompromised adult patients. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2018 Nocardia is a ubiquitous environmental pathogen that causes infection primarily following inhalation into the lungs. It is generally thought to cause infection primarily in immunocompromised patients, but nonimmunocompromised individuals are also at risk
Steinbrink J +3 more
europepmc +3 more sources
Nocardia infections in the transplanted host. [PDF]
Transpl Infect Dis, 2018 AbstractBackgroundNocardia are uncommon pathogens that disproportionately afflict the immunocompromised host. Epidemiology and outcome data of Nocardia infections in transplant recipients are limited.MethodsWe performed a retrospective chart review of all patients at Duke University Hospital with a history of solid organ transplant (SOT) or ...
Hemmersbach-Miller M +4 more
europepmc +5 more sources
Invasive Nocardia Infections across Distinct Geographic Regions, United States. [PDF]
Emerg Infect Dis, 2023 We reviewed invasive Nocardia infections in 3 noncontiguous geographic areas in the United States during 2011–2018. Among 268 patients with invasive nocardiosis, 48.2% were from Minnesota, 32.4% from Arizona, and 19.4% from Florida.
Gupta S +17 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Nocardia Infections in the Immunocompromised Host: A Case Series and Literature Review. [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 Nocardia is primarily considered an opportunistic pathogen and affects patients with impaired immune systems, solid-organ transplant recipients (SOTRs), and patients with haematologic malignancies.
Palomba E +9 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Multispecies Outbreak of Nocardia Infections in Heart Transplant Recipients and Association with Climate Conditions, Australia [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 A multispecies outbreak of Nocardia occurred among heart transplant recipients (HTR), but not lung transplant recipients (LTR), in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, during 2018–2019.
Jonathan Li +12 more
doaj +2 more sources
Molecular, cellular and neurological consequences of infection by the neglected human pathogen Nocardia [PDF]
BMC Biology, 2022 Background Nocardia is a facultative intracellular pathogen that infects the lungs and brains of immunocompromised patients with consequences that can be fatal.
Xingzhao Ji +7 more
openalex +2 more sources
Microbiology SpectrumThe role of specific Nocardia species in human infections continues to expand as advanced methods enable species/species complex identification. We conducted a multiyear population-based (2010–2022) characterization of invasive Nocardia spp.
Deirdre Church +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Case Report: A case of Nocardia otitidiscaviarum pneumonia diagnosed by application of metagenome next-generation sequencing and a narrow literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineNocardia is an opportunistic pathogen with relatively low incidence but high mortality. Recently, reports of Nocardia infections have increased; however, infections caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (N. otitidiscaviarum) remain relatively rare.
Miao Kong, Jiaying Sun
doaj +2 more sources
Human Nocardia Infections: A Review of Pulmonary Nocardiosis. [PDF]
Cureus, 2015 Human nocardiosis may present as an acute or a chronic infection. Although a saprophyte Nocardia spp are responsible for superficial skin infections, pulmonary infections, and disseminated nocardiosis usually involving patients who are immunosuppressed ...
Kandi V.
europepmc +2 more sources
American Journal of Transplantation, 2004 Nocardia species are ubiquitous environmental saprophytes, living in soil, organic matter and water (1). They are part of the genus of aerobic actinomycetes and related organisms within this group, which can cause human infection, include Corynebacterium,
openaire +3 more sources