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
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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
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Population-based microbiological characterization of Nocardia strains causing invasive infections during a multiyear period in a large Canadian healthcare region [PDF]
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
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Cutaneous Nocardia asteroides infection of nontraumatic origin Infecção cutânea de origem não traumática por Nocardia asteroides [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1994 This paper reports a case of cutaneous infection of nontraumatic origin caused by Nocardia asteroides in a hospitalized patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Jorge O Lopes +5 more
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Nocardia empyema in an immunocompromised host: A case report [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsPatients with myeloproliferative disorders such as primary myelofibrosis are at an increased risk of opportunistic infections including Nocardia pneumonia.
Carlos Ignacio Rodríguez Reyna +5 more
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Nephrotic syndrome complicated with disseminated Nocardia sepsis: a case report and literature review [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesWe present a patient diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome and disseminated Nocardia sepsis who was successfully treated with a combination of antibiotics and supportive care, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Ting Li +6 more
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Manifestations and outcomes of nocardia infections: Comparison of immunocompromised and nonimmunocompromised adult patients. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2018 Steinbrink J +3 more
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Nocardia farcinica as a Cause of Complicated Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Nocardia belongs to the order Actinomycetales suborder Corynebacteriaceae, family Nocardiaceae. It causes infections mostly in immunocompromised individuals.
SG Lijitha +4 more
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Human Nocardia Infections: A Review of Pulmonary Nocardiosis. [PDF]
Cureus, 2015 Kandi V.
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Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia brasiliensis infections in mice [PDF]
Infection 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
R Jaffe, G Altmann, P I Folb
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