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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 ...
Paula S. Vogel +3 more
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Nocardia infection of the hand—Case report
The Journal of Hand Surgery, 1981A 72-year-old woman presented with an acute purulent hand infection which proved to be due to Nocardia asteroides. She was found to have Cushing's syndrome secondary to ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone production. Her hand infection was successfully treated with debridement and drainage.
Leslie B. Wong, David P. Petersen
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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Therapy for Nocardia Infections
Archives of Internal Medicine, 1983The optimal therapy for infections due to Nocardia species has not been established. To assess the efficacy of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), we reviewed the records of 19 patients with Nocardia infections seen at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, who were treated with this drug, either alone or in combination with other antibiotics
Mark B. Moeller +2 more
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Nocardia infection in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 1989A case of Nocardia asteroides pneumonia in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who was intolerant of sulfadiazine is described. On cefuroxime, the patient had a complete resolution of his Nocardia pneumonia. Disk-diffusion and broth microdilution antibiotic susceptibility testing (MIC less than or equal to 2 micrograms/ml) strongly ...
Bruce Polsky +4 more
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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 ...
David E. Eifrig +2 more
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An Acute Nocardia Infection in a Pediatric Hand
The Journal of Hand Surgery, 2019Nocardia species are aerobic gram-positive filamentous organisms that may cause cutaneous or pulmonary disease in humans. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis may manifest as an acute superficial pyogenic infection that can mimic more common organisms such as Staphylococcus or Streptococcus.
William Puffinbarger +2 more
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LInezolid for the Treatment of Nocardia spp. Infections
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2007Objective: To review the available evidence regarding the use of linezolid for the treatment of Nocardia spp. infections. Data Sources: Data were identified through a search of MEDLINE (1966-May 2007), American Search Premier (1975-May 2007), International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (1960-2007), Science Citation Index Expanded (1996-2007), and Cochrane ...
Igor Melnychuk +2 more
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Primary Lymphocutaneous Nocardia brasiliensis Infection
Archives of Dermatology, 1986We report a rare case of primary lymphocutaneous Nocardia brasiliensis infection occurring in an elderly diabetic man maintained on long-term therapy with prednisone. The mode of inoculation was that of a puncture wound caused by a contaminated needle that occurred one month prior to the development of the clinically apparent infection.
Christopher A. Moeller, Claude S. Burton
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Nocardia Infection of the Hand
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 1970James Louis Becton, J. J. Niebauer
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