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Nocardia Infection in a Bronchopulmonary Sequestration
Chest, 1976A case of intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration is reported in which the sequestered lung was infected with Nocardia sp. Although recurrent pyogenic infections are common in pulmonary sequestrations, this is the first case report with documented nocardiosis.
G R, Kilpatrick +2 more
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Current treatment for nocardia infections
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 2013Nocardiosis is an infectious actinomycetic disease with a variable clinical spectrum that makes it difficult to diagnose. It mainly affects immunosuppressed individuals. Advances in molecular genomic technology have helped in identifying new pathogenic Nocardia species.
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Disseminated Nocardia caviae infection
The American Journal of Medicine, 1977Disseminated Nocardia caviae infection occurs only rarely. To date, two cases have been recorded in the literature. We describe a third case of systemic N. caviae infection in a compromised host and compare it with the first two cases. Postmortem, microbiologic and antibiotic sensitivity data are included.
J C, Arroyo, S, Nichols, G F, Carroll
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Disseminated Nocardia nova Infection
Southern Medical Journal, 2010We report the case of a 61-year-old female with ulcerative colitis on therapy with prednisone and azathioprine. The patient presented with fever, dry cough, a swollen lower extremity, and nodules on the right wrist and the scalp. Computed tomography scans of the head, chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealed multiple lesions.
Geeta, Arora +2 more
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Pulmonary Nocardia nova infection
European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2007A 61-year-old male with diabetes mellitus, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after chemotherapy, and chronic adrenal replacement therapy presented with a persistent cough of 3-month duration. Chest CT revealed paramediastinal infiltrates. Weakly acid-fast bacilli were detected in sputum, and treatment with ethambutol, rifampin, and clarithromycin was given for ...
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A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine, 1959
Introduction Nocardiosis is a granulomatous and suppurative infectious disease which is caused by the aerobic actinomycete Nocardia asteroides. Manifestations may be acute or chronic, localized, or generalized. Diagnosis is dependent upon laboratory identification of the fungus upon its recovery from involved tissues.
M C, LARSEN, H D, DIAMOND, H S, COLLINS
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Introduction Nocardiosis is a granulomatous and suppurative infectious disease which is caused by the aerobic actinomycete Nocardia asteroides. Manifestations may be acute or chronic, localized, or generalized. Diagnosis is dependent upon laboratory identification of the fungus upon its recovery from involved tissues.
M C, LARSEN, H D, DIAMOND, H S, COLLINS
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Management dilemmas in Nocardia brain infection
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2021Purpose of review Brain nocardiosis is a rare but severe infection mostly occurring among immunocompromised patients. In this review, we present recent data on this infection and address some of the common clinical dilemmas encountered in patients with brain nocardiosis. Recent findings
Lebeaux, David +3 more
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PRIMARY CUTANEOUS NOCARDIA INFECTION DUE TO NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES
International Journal of Dermatology, 1993A 34‐year‐old white man was admitted to the hospital for treatment of cyclosporine toxicity. He was referred to the dermatology service for the evaluation of two lesions that had been present for 4 weeks on the dorsum of his left hand. The patient stated that he had cut his hand on a fence and later cleaned his aquarium two weeks before the skin ...
P S, Vogel +3 more
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Nocardia asteroides infection in horses: A review
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 1985SUMMARY From 1965 to 1983, Nocardia asteroides infection was diagnosed in 16 horses at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, Davis. In 2 of the cases, the infection was traumatic in origin and local in extent; the horses recovered without relevant antimicrobial therapy.
E L, Biberstein, S S, Jang, D C, Hirsh
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Bilateral Intraocular Nocardia asteroides Infection
Archives of Ophthalmology, 1977A 38-year-old man with hypogammaglobulinemia and pulmonary Nocardia asteroides infection developed an intraocular Nocardia infection. The diagnosis was confirmed by examination of a specimen removed at pars plana vitrectomy. The chorioretinal infection in one eye resolved partially, with no organisms visible on histopathologic examination of the globe ...
N A, Sher, C W, Hill, D E, Eifrig
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