A Case of Nocardia kroppenstedtii Infection Successfully Treated With a Multidisciplinary Approach
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.Nocardia species constitute a diverse group of microorganisms classified as aerobic actinomyces. Among these species, many have been implicated as causative agents of severe human infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients, affecting lungs, skin, and nervous system.
Francesco Foglia +14 more
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, 2011 Localized and multisystem nocardiosis is an opportunistic disease that occurs commonly in immunocompromised patients. Rarely, it is also seen in immunocompetent individuals. The most common disease sites include lung, skin and central nervous system.
Ahsan, Humera +2 more
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947. Nocardiosis in Renal Transplant Recipients Linked to Decreased Utilization of Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole During COVID-19 [PDF]
, 2021 Terrence McSweeney +9 more
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Actinomyces and Nocardia infections in chronic granulomatous disease
Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2011 Objective : Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited disorder of the Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reduced oxidase complex characterized by recurrent bacterial and fungal infections.
Shahindokht Bassiri-Jahromi +1 more
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Mycobacterium farcinogenes, agent causal du farcin du boeuf en Afrique [PDF]
, 1974 En Afrique, le farcin du boeuf est dû à une mycobactérie atypique et non à Nocardia farcinica. Les souches de cette mycobactérie se partagent en deux biotypes qu'il n'est pas possible d'assimiler à N. farcinica Trevisan 1889.
Chamoiseau, Georges
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Disseminated nocardiosis with multisite involvement in an immunocompetent patient [PDF]
, 2020 Arjun Balachandar +2 more
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Disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal abscess in a patient treated for bullous pemphigoid
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018 Purpose: To report a case of disseminated Nocardiosis with retinal and intracranial lesions. Observations: A 49-year-old woman immunosuppressed because of treatment given for bullous pemphigoid presented with altered mental status and multiple ...
Sidharth Puri +3 more
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Incidental Finding of Nocardia: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Centre in Uttarakhand
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2020 Nocardiosis is a rare bacterial infection that may lead to a severe disease. These infections are rare among normal population and are showing an increasing trend worldwide attributable to the increase in the immunosuppressed population.
Aroop Mohanty +7 more
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Successful Treatment of Disseminated Nocardiosis Complicated by Cerebral Abscess with Ceftriaxone and Amikacin: Case Report [PDF]
, 2017 We report the case of an 85-year-old female patient who suffered from disseminated Nocardia asteroides infection complicated by a cerebral abscess. Treatment with amikacin for 2 weeks and ceftriaxone for 6 weeks led to complete recovery, and there was no
Bodmer, T. +4 more
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Nocardia cyriacigeorgica bacteraemia presenting with cytomegalovirus disease and rapidly fatal pneumonia in a renal transplant patient: a case report [PDF]
, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Nocardia cyriacigeorgica bacteraemia has been described in the setting of profound immunodeficiency in only two previous case reports.
Mashuk Uddin, Nadia Ahmod, Simon Namnyak
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