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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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Optimizing Pneumocystis jirovecii Prophylaxis in Immunocompromised Patients: Defining the Clinical Role of Atovaquone

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
In a retrospective cohort study of 149 patients receiving atovaquone for PJP prophylaxis, increased usage was related to broader indications, uptake in new patient groups, difficulty tolerating or accessing alternatives, and longer durations used per patient.
To N. Pham, Kelly A. Cairns, Adithi Ramachandra, Susan G. Poole, Carmela E. Corallo, Bradley J. Gardiner   +5 more
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Case Report: A case of Nocardia otitidiscaviarum pneumonia diagnosed by application of metagenome next-generation sequencing and a narrow literature review

Frontiers in Medicine
Nocardia is an opportunistic pathogen with relatively low incidence but high mortality. Recently, reports of Nocardia infections have increased; however, infections caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (N. otitidiscaviarum) remain relatively rare.
Miao Kong, Jiaying Sun
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Metacarpal tuberculosis with Nocardia infection

Medicine, 2020
Abstract Introduction: Isolated metacarpal tuberculosis is rare in orthopedic surgery. In the case of poor efficacy of traditional treatment methods, such as debridement surgery and anti-tuberculosis treatment, it is necessary to consider whether there is a special type of infection.
Tang, Ruohui, Yang, Jing, Liu, Huayu, Zhou, Kai, Fei, Jun   +4 more
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A Case of Disseminated Nocardiosis due to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum With Pulmonary Infection and a Thyroid Abscess

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2026.
Nocardia otitidiscaviarum is a rare pathogen worldwide compared with other Nocardia species. Although Nocardia infections occur mainly in immunocompromised individuals and typically involve lungs and skin, cases in immunocompetent hosts have also been reported in recent years.
Seigo Miyoshi, Miyuki Tanabe, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Mayuko Semba, Chika Sato, Akira Watanabe, Sohei Kitazawa, Ryoji Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nocardia empyema in an immunocompromised host: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Patients with myeloproliferative disorders such as primary myelofibrosis are at an increased risk of opportunistic infections including Nocardia pneumonia.
Carlos Ignacio Rodríguez Reyna, Erick Torres Luna, Ajay Sheshadri, Saadia Faiz, Lara Bashoura, Nathan Box   +5 more
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A Case of Cutaneous Nocardiosis with Involvement of the Trachea, Anterior Mediastinum and Sternum

Case Reports in Dermatology, 2010
Nocardiosis is a rare infectious disease due to Nocardia infections. In this report, we present a rare case of cutaneous nocardiosis with involvement of the trachea, anterior mediastinum and sternum.
Xiaoyun Wang, Tao Zhou, Danqi Deng, Yun Guo   +3 more
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Clinical, Radiographic, and Histopathologic Features of Human Perigraftitis

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, Volume 38, Issue 7, Page 1300-1314, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Perigraftitis is a biologic complication associated with dental implants placed in grafted bone, distinct from peri‐implant mucositis and peri‐implantitis. This report further characterizes its clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic features.
Jonathan H. Do, Charles M. Cobb, John T. Shen   +2 more
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Clinical Nocardia species: Identification, clinical characteristics, and antimicrobial susceptibility in Shandong, China

Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2020
Nocardia is a pathogen responsible for a variety of clinical infections. Here, we aimed to investigate the species distribution, clinical manifestations, and antimicrobial susceptibility of Nocardia species over 3 years in two tertiary general hospitals
Shu-Hua Lu, Zhen-Wen Qian, Pei-Pei Mou, Lian Xie   +3 more
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A rare pneumonia in an immunocompetent adolescent – Pulmonary nocardiosis

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023
Nocardia species are branching filaments of gram-positive bacteria that are omnipresent in soil and water. Sixteen species of Nocardia have been implicated in human infections.
Madhu Sudan Barthwal, Ayesha Chaturvedi, Tushar Sahastrabuddhe, Shailesh B Meshram   +3 more
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