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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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.
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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
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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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Infection with <i>Nocardia pneumoniae</i> in a 54-year-old woman with bronchiectasis - a case report and review of the literature. [PDF]
Respir Med Case RepEndres A +5 more
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Epidemiology and Drug Resistance of Pulmonary Nocardiosis Among Tuberculosis-Suspected Patients in Guangzhou, China [PDF]
Infection and Drug ResistanceChunming Luo,1 Guimin Zou,1 Yigang Tan,2 Jialou Zhu,1 Xin Liu,1 Cairong Zou,1 Kun Li1 1State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Tuberculosis Research, Department of Medical Laboratory, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Institute ...
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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.
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Nocardia infection causing non-healing surgical wounds: A case series from Bangladesh
International 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.
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2020 Nocardia causes rare opportunistic infections, that can be challenging to diagnose because of atypical features on conventional microbiological identification techniques.
Sreedhar Adapa MD +6 more
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Molecular identification of nocardia isolates from clinical samples and an overview of human nocardiosis in Brazil. [PDF]
PLoS 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 ...
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