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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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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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Disseminated Nocardia cyriacigeorgia causing pancreatitis in a haploidentical stem cell transplant recipient. [PDF]
, 2017 We report the first published case of acute pancreatitis secondary to disseminated nocardiosis in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipient on chronic immunosuppression for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
Chen, MD, Jason +4 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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Prescottia equi gen. nov., comb. nov.: a new home for an old pathogen [PDF]
, 2012 The taxonomic status of Rhodococcus equi, originally isolated from foal specimens, has been the subject of discussion for a number of years. The chequered history of the taxon has prompted this polyphasic analysis of R. equi strains, close members of the
Goodfellow, Michael +2 more
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Actinomycoses and Nocardia pulmonary infections
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2006 Actinomycosis and nocardiosis are uncommon pulmonary infections with distinct morphologic features. Both infections most commonly present as chronic, debilitating illnesses with radiographic manifestations simulating lung cancer or tuberculosis. Immunocompromised hosts, however, may develop fulminant disease resembling acute bacterial pneumonia.
Doganay, Mehmet, Yildiz, Orhan
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Humoral response in a patient with cutaneous nocardiosis [PDF]
, 2000 The clinical appearance of infection due to Nocardia spp. varies widely. The law sensitivity of direct microscopy and the slow growth of the organism challenge the laboratory diagnosis.
Gandorfer, Arnd +3 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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Role of therapeutic drug monitoring in pulmonary infections : use and potential for expanded use of dried blood spot samples [PDF]
, 2015 Respiratory tract infections are among the most common infections in men. We reviewed literature to document their pharmacological treatments, and the extent to which therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is needed during treatment.
Akkerman, Onno W +6 more
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