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Clinical features of pulmonary nocardiosis: a descriptive research study [PDF]

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Introduction Pulmonary nocardiosis lacks specific symptoms and characteristic test findings, making diagnosis and treatment challenging. Therefore, to clarify its clinical features, we analyzed 21 cases diagnosed as pulmonary nocardiosis at our ...
Akiko Hiromi, Hideaki Yamakawa, Hiroki Ohta, Daisuke Nakatani, Masako Amano, Hidekazu Matsushima, Jun Araya   +6 more
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Disseminated Nocardiosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Report of 2 Cases

Kidney Medicine, 2022
Nocardiosis is a rare, life-threatening opportunistic infection caused by bacteria in the environment that predominantly affects immunocompromised patients. Nocardiosis most commonly involves the lungs but can disseminate to other organs.
Alissar El Chediak, Jefferson L. Triozzi, Heidi Schaefer, Saed Shawar   +3 more
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Clinical characteristics and treatment strategy of nocardiosis in lung transplant recipients: A single-center experience

IDCases, 2023
Objective: Nocardia are infrequent pathogens that disproportionately afflict organ transplant recipients. The present study aimed to summarize the clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies of nocardiosis in lung transplant ...
Yu Xu, Qiao-yan Lian, Ao Chen, Jian-heng Zhang, Xin Xu, Dan-xia Huang, Jian-xing He, Chun-rong Ju   +7 more
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Impact of immune status on the clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes and mortality of pulmonary nocardiosis: a retrospective analysis in a tertiary care hospital from a low to middle-income country

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2023
Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that primarily targets the immunosuppressed. We investigate the differences in demographics and characteristics between immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients with nocardiosis in a tertiary care hospital ...
Syed Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Mustansir Mehdi Khan, Yasmin Rahim, Hamza Ahmed Ibad, Muhammad Irfan   +4 more
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Pleural Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Nocardiosis is a rare infection that has attracted attention with its increased rate of occurrence in the recent years. In India there is a rare documentation of the pleural involvement in nocardiosis. We report here a case of pleural nocardiosis caused
Smitha Bagali, Prakash Mantur
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Revisiting nocardiosis at a tertiary care institution: Any change in recent years?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objective: To analyse relevant changes in incidence, clinical and microbiological characteristics of nocardiosis over the last 24 years at the current institution.
Alicia Galar, Pablo Martín-Rabadán, Mercedes Marín, Emilia Cercenado, Carlos Sánchez-Carrillo, Maricela Valerio, Emilio Bouza, Patricia Muñoz   +7 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis in a patient with pemphigus foliaceus: case report and literature review

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Nocardiosis is an uncommon opportunistic infection seen in immunocompromised patients or those with a dysfunctional immune system. Nocardia asteroides infection in patients with Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) has never been reported.
Ning Luo, Shifan Tan, Xiaocai Li, Si Liu, Shivank Singh, Mafeng Chen, Weiye Yang, Yanhong He, Chunna Chen, Min Liang   +9 more
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Treatment of refractory localized pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia mexicana with a combination of medication and surgery

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare disease that is often difficult to cure because of its tendency to recur. Here, we report a case of refractory localized pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia mexicana.
Miwako Kogure, Eri Takase, Aya Fusamoto, Koichi Sato, Yukiko Tsuchihashi, Hirotaka Nakanishi, Takeshi Ikeda, Tomokazu Kuchibiro, Yoshimitsu Hirai, Kuninobu Kanai   +9 more
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Clinical manifestations and outcome of nocardiosis and antimicrobial susceptibility of Nocardia species in southern Taiwan, 2011–2021

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2023
Background/Purpose: Nocardiosis is an uncommon infectious disease. This study aimed to assess the clinical outcome of patients with nocardiosis and examine the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Nocardia spp. isolated.
Chen-Hsun Yang, Shu-Fang Kuo, Fang-Ju Chen, Chen-Hsiang Lee   +3 more
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Nocardiosis in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background: Nocardiosis is an uncommon bacterial infection that is caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia. This pathogen has emerged as an important cause of mortality and morbidity among both immunocompetent and (more commonly ...
Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Salem Baharoon, Salwa Alothman, Ziad Memish, Abdelkarim Waness   +4 more
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