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Primary sternal osteomyelitis caused by Nocardia nova: case report and literature review

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
A 51 year old woman without significant past medical history or risk factors for Nocardia infection developed primary Nocardia nova sternal osteomyelitis with mediastinal abscess, diagnosed with open biopsy.
Ioannis G. Baraboutis, Athena Argyropoulou, Vasilios Papastamopoulos, Zoi Psaroudaki, Olga Paniara, Athanasios T. Skoutelis   +5 more
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Clinical characteristics, microbiology, and outcomes for patients with lung and disseminated nocardiosis in a tertiary hospital

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
Nocardia are ubiquitous in the environment worldwide and cause a variety of infections. Clinical manifestations and outcomes of nocardiosis can vary with different populations, host immunity, and presentations.
Hua-Kung Wang, Wang-Huei Sheng, Chien-Ching Hung, Yee-Chun Chen, Mong-Hong Lee, Wagner S. Lin, Po-Ren Hsueh, Shan-Chwen Chang   +7 more
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Bactericidal action of positive and negative ions in air [PDF]

, 2007
In recent years there has been renewed interest in the use of air ionisers to control of the spread of airborne infection. One characteristic of air ions which has been widely reported is their apparent biocidal action.
Beggs, Clive B., Fletcher, L.A., Gaunt, L.F., Kerr, Kevin G., Noakes, C.J., Shepherd, Simon J., Sleigh, P.A.   +6 more
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Genomic diversity of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica and Nocardia farcinica infections

Microbial Pathogenesis
The aim of this study was to investigate the genomic profiles of Nocardia. Three clinical Nocardia isolates were collected and conducted whole genome sequencing. Subsequently, 489 publicly available assemblies of Nocardia isolates were downloaded from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) public database and identified genetic ...
Lingfang Di, Aiping Xu, Yafei Li, Chunyan Gu, Hao Xu, Xiuli Xia   +5 more
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The Mycetoma Knowledge Gap: Identification of Research Priorities [PDF]

, 2014
Mycetoma is a tropical disease which is caused by a taxonomically diverse range of actinomycetes (actinomycetoma) and fungi (eumycetoma). The disease was only recently listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a neglected tropical disease (NTD ...
Fahal, Ahmed Hassan, Goodfellow, Michael, Maghoub, El Sheikh, Van de Sande, Wendy W. J., Wanke, Bodo, Welsh Lozano, Oliverio, Zijlstra, Ed E.   +6 more
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Diagnosis of Rare Bone Infection Caused by Nocardia by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2023
Shaozeng Li,1,* Yu Shi,1,* Yulin Xiong,1 Yali Liu2 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100037, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College ...
Li S, Shi Y, Xiong Y, Liu Y
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Nocardial Endocarditis after Mitral Valve Replacement: Case Report and Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2010
A Nocardia é responsável por diversos tipos de infecção quer em receptores imunocompetentes, quer imunocomprometidos e pode afectar qualquer órgão. A endocardite a Nocardia spp é muito rara e tem mau prognóstico.
Bico, P, Branco, LM, Cruz Ferreira, R, Pinto, M, Timóteo, AT   +4 more
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Nocardia abscessus-related intracranial aneurysm of the internal carotid artery with associated brain abscess: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2016
Summary: Nocardia infections primarily begin in the lungs and spread hematogenously to other sites in the body. Thus, a Nocardia brain abscess is not a completely uncommon occurrence.
Yvette Farran, Suresh Antony
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Nocardia veterana: disseminated infection with urinary tract infection

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Nocardia spp. are a group of aerobic actinomycetes widely distributed in soil, and associated with severe opportunistic infections, essentially pulmonary infections. We report the first case of disseminated infection associated with urinary tract infection caused by Nocardia veterana.
Poisnel, Elodie, Roseau, Jean-Baptiste, Landais, Cécile, Rodriguez-Nava, Véronica, Bussy, Emmanuel, Gaillard, Tiphaine   +5 more
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Purulent pericarditis caused by Nocardia: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Purulent pericarditis caused by Nocardia, a rare opportunistic infection associated with a high mortality, is frequently misdiagnosed as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) or other bacterial infections.
Xinxin Zhong, Ao Lin, Fu Cao, Shihao Jiang, Yuying Ruan, Shuting Li, Li Zhong, Zhiyi He, Jian Luo   +8 more
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