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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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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
P I, Folb, R, Jaffe, G, Altmann
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Multiple brain abscesses caused by Nocardia asiatica: Case report and literature review
IDCases, 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
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Disseminated Nocardia infection—A rare presentation [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 AbstractNocardia infection is rare and requires early diagnosis, extended use of sulfonamides for good prognosis, and prevention of recurrence. It is crucial to suspect nocardiosis in cases of atypical pneumonias or unexplained visceral organ dysfunction.
Harkesh Arora +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundNocardia species belong to the aerobic actinomycetes group of bacteria which are gram-positive and partially acid-fast Bacilli. These bacteria may sometimes be associated with nosocomial infections.
Mohammad Hashemzadeh +4 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Nocardia is an opportunistic pathogen that mainly involves immunosuppressed patients and causes a high mortality rate. As an emerging approach to detect infectious pathogens, metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) was reported in the detection of ...
Mengfan Jiao +10 more
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Indian 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
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A Rare Case of Drug-Resistant Infection in a Renal Transplant Patient
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2020 Nocardia transvalensis is a rare species of Nocardia and is known to be a drug-resistant organism. Multiple cases have been reported of Nocardia species causing opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts.
Rajan Kapoor MD +5 more
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Nocardia paucivorans brain abscess. Clinical and microbiological characteristics
IDCases, 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
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Central Nervous System Nocardiosis Due to Nocardia farcinica
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2023 Nocardia is an opportunistic aerobic, filamentous, gram-positive branching rod that infects immunocompromised hosts. Infections usually stem from the pulmonary, integumentary, or, rarely, gastrointestinal systems.
Kate Zha +5 more
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