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Multispecies Outbreak of Nocardia Infections in Heart Transplant Recipients and Association with Climate Conditions, Australia [PDF]

open access: yesEmerging 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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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   +3 more sources

Nocardia infection in lung transplant recipients [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Transplantation, 2008
Abstract:  Nocardia is a well‐recognized pathogen in immunocompromised hosts, but the incidence of Nocardia infections in lung transplant recipients is not well defined. A chart review from 1990 to 2007 at Clarian Hospital Lung Transplant Center and Indiana University Medical Center revealed Nocardia infections in four of 410 lung transplant recipients
Babar Khan
exaly   +3 more sources

Nocardia farcinica as a Cause of Complicated Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media: A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
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

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

An Unusual Presentation From a Sporadic Partially Acid-Fast Aerobic Actinomycete Resistant to Common Antibiotics

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple brain abscesses caused by Nocardia asiatica: Case report and literature review

open access: yesIDCases, 2023
Nocardia are opportunistic pathogens mainly affecting immunocompromised individuals. Nocardia asiatica, a novel species, can cause severe infections. We present a case of multiple brain abscesses due to Nocardia asiatica, discussing its diagnosis and ...
Shanmu Jin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disseminated Nocardia farcinica infection presenting as a paravertebral abscess in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

open access: yesIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2019
Disseminated Nocardia infections occur particularly in immunosuppressed hosts and are most often due to Nocardia farcinica, Nocardia nova, and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica. Here, we report an unusual case of disseminated N.
Yeliz Özen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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   +1 more source

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