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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, Sathishkumar Ramalingam, Rajvee Sanghavi, Adedayo Balogun, Maheshwari Muruganandam   +4 more
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Nocardia infection following phacoemulsification

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2007
Infection of a self-sealing tunnel incision is a rare but vision-threatening complication of cataract surgery. We describe two cases of side port infection following an uneventful phacoemulsification. Nocardia was isolated in one case. Both the cases were worsening on medical treatment and were successfully treated by therapeutic keratoplasty.
Gokhale Nikhil, Garg Prashant, Rodrigues Camila, Haldipurkar Suhas   +3 more
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Nocardia Brain Abscess In A Patient With Advanced HIV-AIDS: Case Report

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2023
Nocardia is a gram-positive bacterium that causes localised and disseminated infections. A rare case of Nocardia infection in an immunocompromised individual is presented.
Muhammad Usman, Valeed Bin Mansoor, Nasim Akhtar , Muhammad Arqam Miraj   +3 more
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Nocardia infections among immunomodulated inflammatory bowel disease patients: A review.

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2015
Human nocardiosis, caused by Nocardia spp., an ubiquitous soil-borne bacteria, is a rare granulomatous disease close related to immune dysfunctions.
C. Abreu, N. Rocha-Pereira, A. Sarmento, F. Magro   +3 more
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Infections in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a large retrospective cohort

Thorax, 2023
Background Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP) is a rare disease, predisposing to an increased risk of infection. A complete picture of these infections is lacking.
Axelle Mabo, Raphaël Borie, L. Wémeau-Stervinou, Y. Uzunhan, E. Gomez, G. Prévôt, M. Reynaud-Gaubert, J. Traclet, E. Bergot, J. Cadranel, Sylvain Marchand-Adam, Anne Bergeron, Elodie Blanchard, B. Bondue, Philippe Bonniaud, A. Bourdin, Pierre-Régis Burgel, S. Hirschi, C. Marquette, S. Quêtant, Hilario Nunes, C. Chenivesse, B. Crestani, Yoann Guirriec, Delphine Monnier, Cédric Ménard, P. Tattevin, V. Cottin, David Luque Paz, S. Jouneau   +29 more
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Sporotrichoid Skin Infection Caused by Nocardia brasiliensis in a Kidney Transplant Patient

Diseases, 2018
Prompt and accurate diagnosis of Nocardia skin infections is important in immunocompromised hosts, especially transplant patients. The sporotrichoid form, which is otherwise known as the lymphocutaneous form of Nocardia skin involvement, can mimic other ...
Folusakin Ayoade, Pradeep Mada, Andrew Stevenson Joel Chandranesan, Mohammed Alam   +3 more
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First case of Nocardia nova spinal abscess in an immunocompetent patient

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012
Nocardia are a group of aerobic actinomycetes that are filamentous gram-positive, weakly acid-fast, and cause opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients.
Seung Bok Hong, Kyudong Han, Bo Ra Son, Kyeong Seob Shin, Byeong Cheol Rim   +4 more
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Clinical Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Patients With Brain Abscess due to Nocardia Species

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Nocardial brain abscesses are rare, and published literature describing brain abscesses due to Nocardia species is limited to individual case reports or small series.
C. Corsini Campioli, Natalia E. Castillo Almeida, J. O’Horo, D. Challener, J. R. Go, D. DeSimone, M. Sohail   +6 more
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Nocardia asteroides ocular infection [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2014
Methods The ocular samples viz., corneal swab, corneal scraping, aqueous tap and vitreous tap were processed for culture and the isolated Nocardia species were further confirmed for speciation by standard microbiological procedures. Antibiotic susceptibility analysis for the confirmed isolates of N.
Shobana, Coimbatore, Sreekumar, Haridas, Aiswariya, Prithiviraj, Selvam, Kanesan, Singh, Yendrembam, Gomathi, Perumal, Manikandan, Palanisamy   +6 more
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A case report on mixed pulmonary infection of Nocardia nova, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Aspergillus fumigatus based on metagenomic next-generation sequencing

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Background Pulmonary infection is one of the common complications of long-term use of glucocorticoids. Severe infections not only increase the length of hospital stay and treatment costs but also cause progression or recurrence of the primary disease ...
Haiming Yan, Zhandong Li, Han Xia, Qixin Li, H. Bai   +4 more
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