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Coinfection by Ureaplasma spp., Photobacterium damselae and an Actinomyces-like microorganism in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with pleuropneumonia stranded along the Adriatic coast of Italy [PDF]

, 2016
A case of pleuropneumonia is reported in an adult male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) found stranded in 2014 along the Central Adriatic coast of Italy.
Camm\ue0, Cesare, Curini, Valentina, Di Francesco, Cristina Esmeralda, Di Francesco, Gabriella, Di Guardo, Giovanni, Di Provvido, Andrea, Ferri, Nicola, Mazzariol, Sandro, Proietto, Umberto   +8 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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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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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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Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series

Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2015
Pulmonary nocardiosis is commonly recognized as an opportunistic infection in patients with predisposing immunosuppressive conditions. However, reports of pulmonary nocardiosis in the immunocompetent host are rare.
Inderjit Singh, Frances Mae West, Abraham Sanders, Barry Hartman, Dana Zappetti   +4 more
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Isolated renal nocardiosis in a patient with AIDS: Unusual presentation

Indian Journal of Urology, 2009
Disseminated or systemic infection with nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that is seen in immunocompromised individuals and can involve any organ.
K Pai, L Rao
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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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ICD Nocardiosis

Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2003
We present an initial report of Nocardia asteroides implantable cardioverter defibrillator infection. Systemic infection persisted despite pulse generator explant and several years of appropriate antibiotic therapy. Without epicardial lead system removal, chronic pleuropericardial disease developed. (J Interven Cardiol 2003;16:375–376)
Sean, O'Rourke, Shalini, Kapoor, Danielle, Carter-Adkins, Roman T, Pachulski   +3 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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