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Endogenous ocular nocardiosis

, 2021
Nocardiosis is an extremely rare, opportunistic, Gram-positive bacterial infection that has a high mortality rate in those patients who are immunocompromised in the presence of disseminated disease.We describe a case of an elderly lady being treated with
Castle, G, Heath, G
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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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MRI findings in patient with primary cutaneous nocardiosis: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Nocardia is a genus of gram-positive, filamentous, aerobic bacteria that belongs to the Actinomycetales order. With over 50 species, it is ubiquitous in dust, soil, decaying organic matter, and stagnant water.
Alfonso Reginelli, PhD, Anna Russo, MD, Maria Pignatiello, MD, Vittorio Patanè, MD, Fabio Laterza, MD, Riccardo Monti, MD, Fabrizio Urraro, MD, Valentina Caliendo, MD, Salvatore Cappabianca, PhD   +8 more
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Septic arthritis by Nocardia farcinica: Case report and literature review

IDCases, 2023
Nocardiosis is a bacterial infection caused by organisms of the Nocardia genus. The disease typically involves the skin, central nervous system or pulmonary system.
Abhishek Thakur, Jaishvi Eapen, Sree Sarah Cherian   +2 more
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Nocardiosis and elevated beta-d-glucan in solid organ transplant recipients

IDCases, 2021
Beta-D-glucan (BDG) testing can expedite the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts. Elevated BDG levels have been reported in both in-vitro studies assessing cross-reactivity with Nocardia spp. and published cases of patients
Matthew Ringer, Christopher Radcliffe, Christopher A. Kerantzas, Maricar Malinis, Marwan M. Azar   +4 more
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A case report of disseminated nocardiosis with ocular involvement in a myasthenia gravis patient and literature review

BMC Neurology, 2019
Background Nocardiosis is a rare and life-threatening opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. Myasthenia gravis (MG) patients are potentially at risk of nocardia infection because of the use of immunosuppressive agents.
Shuhui Wang, Bin Jiang, Yao Li, Yanchang Shang, Zhengshan Liu, Yongbo Zhang   +5 more
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Pleuropulmonary nocardiosis, an unusual radiological presentation: Case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Nocardiosis is caused by strict aerobic filamentous bacteria of the genus Nocardia belonging to the order Actinomycetales with Actinomyces, Streptomyces and Mycobacterium. The radio-clinical presentation in the chest is often misleading. We report a case
Fatiha Bounoua, MD, Naima Daoudi, MD, Mohamed Aghrouch, MD, Asmae Lamrani Hanchi, MD, Nabila Soraa, MD, Hind Serhane, MD, Houda Moubachir, MD   +6 more
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Cerebral nocardiosis

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2014
Cerebral Nocardiosis is a rare, challenging, opportunistic infectious disease of the central nervous system occurring in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. It often results in intraparenchymal abscess formation, which represents only 2% of all cerebral abscesses.
Baldawa, Sachin, Nayak, Naren, Kukreja, Sanjay, D’souza, Desma, Diyora, Batuk, Sharma, Alok   +5 more
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Cerebral nocardiosis in a patient treated with pembrolizumab: a first case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Checkpoints inhibitors (CPIs) are increasingly used for the treatment of several malignancies. The most common side effects are Immune Related Adverse Events, while infectious complications are rare, especially cerebral nocardiosis.
Petitgas Paul, Lesouhaitier Mathieu, Boukthir Sarrah, Cattoir Vincent, Tattevin Pierre, Bénézit François   +5 more
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