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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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A study of biochemical and morphological aspects of macrophage function in experimental murine Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia brasiliensis infections [PDF]
, 1987 It is submitted in this thesis that the degree of activation or inhibition of macrophage function may differ in N. asteroides and N. brasiliensis infections with respect to release of plasminogen activator and of lysozyme The pattern of secretion of ...
Stephens, Janet
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Nocardia brasiliensis-associated femorotibial osteomyelitis [PDF]
, 2014 SummaryWe report a case of femorotibial osteomyelitis due to Nocardia brasiliensis. Nocardia spp are a rare cause of bone infections, and the majority of such cases are associated with the spine.
López-Jácome, Esaú +5 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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Microbiology SpectrumThe role of specific Nocardia species in human infections continues to expand as advanced methods enable species/species complex identification. We conducted a multiyear population-based (2010–2022) characterization of invasive Nocardia spp.
Deirdre Church +3 more
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NOCARDIA CHOROIDAL ABSCESS Risk Factors, Treatment Strategies, and Visual Outcomes
, 2015 Purpose:To describe the risk factors, clinical course, ancillary test findings, treatment strategies, and visual outcomes of a series of patients with choroidal abscesses caused by endogenous Nocardia.Methods:This retrospective, consecutive ...
Silva, Ruwan A. +4 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 +3 more
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Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis Co-infection in SARS-CoV-2 Patients
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, few cases of Nocardia spp. co-infection have been reported during or after a COVID-19 infection. Nocardia spp. are gram-positive aerobic actinomycetes that stain partially acid-fast, can infect immunocompromised patients,
Daniel Beau Stamos +2 more
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A Case of Infection with Nocardia [PDF]
The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, 1913 n ...
Steele, Albert E., Lee, Roger I.
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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 +4 more
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