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Endobronchial nocardiosis [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 1994
The presentation of a Nocardia infection is quite variable. We report a case of nocardiosis presenting as endobronchial obstruction with postobstructive pneumonia and atelectasis, in a patient with a low index of suspicion for bronchogenic carcinoma.
F E, Casty, M, Wencel
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Post renal transplant pulmonary nocardiosis - A case report

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2019
Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection caused by an aerobic actinomycete, producing either local or disseminated disease. It is a systemic infection that usually begins in the lungs and has high predilection for brain, skin and subcutaneous ...
Akhil Purushothaman Rajeswari, Gullipalli Prasad, Ramesh Chandra Vyasam, Bura Naga Raja Ramesh, Gunnam Sireesha, Athota Sam, Revu Praveen, Kondari Sai Sundeep, Kanala Sai Harisha   +8 more
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Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for nocardiosis in solid organ transplant recipients: Real-life data from a multicentre retrospective study.

, 2021
BACKGROUND: Little is known regarding the optimal management of nocardiosis among solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. It is often suggested to avoid trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) monotherapy in heavily immunocompromised patients (such as ...
Steven Van Laecke, Melica, Giovanna; https://orcid.org/, Olivier Lortholary, Fernández-Ruiz, Mario; https://orcid.org/, Marbus, S.D., Sierk D. Marbus, Brenier, H, Mueller, N.J., Matignon, Marie, De Greef, J., Vuotto, F., Marbus, Sierk D., David Lebeaux, Lortholary, Olivier, Walti, Laura N., Dantal, Jacques, Marie Matignon, Henri Brenier, Coussement, Julien, Giovanna Melica, Julien De Greef, Brenier, Henri, Levi, C., Ieven, M., Fanny Vuotto, Julien Coussement, Walti, LN, Melica, Giovanna, Hélène Guillot, Chauvet, C., De Greef, Julien, Van Laecke, Steven, Walti, Laura Naemi, Lebeaux, David, Fernández-Ruiz, Mario, Guillot, Hlène, Mueller, Nicolas N.J., Mario Fernández‐Ruiz, Conan, Pierre Louis, Jacques Dantal, Charlène Levi, Crochette, Romain, Nicolas J. Mueller, Crochette, R, Guillot, Hélène, Vuotto, Fanny, Coussement, J., Coussement, Julien; https://orcid.org/, Conan, PL, Mueller, Nicolas J., Mueller, Nicolas J, Romain Crochette, Cécile Chauvet, Conan, Pierre-Louis, Ieven, Margareta, Bleibtreu, Alexandre, Guillot, H, Matignon, Marie; https://orcid.org/, Matignon, M, Fernandez-Ruiz, M, Ieven, Margaretha, Bleibtreu, A, Dantal, J, Chauvet, Cécile, Margareta Ieven, Marbus, Sierk D, Walti, Laura N, Levi, Charlène, Alexandre Bleibtreu, Melica, G, Marbus, Sierk, Lortholary, O., Lebeaux, D., Laura N. Walti, Pierre‐Louis Conan   +74 more
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Endobronchial Nocardiosis associated with Broncholithiasis

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare respiratory infection which commonly affects immunocompromised patients but also in immunocompetent hosts. The clinical manifestation is variable and endobronchial nocardiosis is a very rare condition.
W.O. Tam, C.F. Wong, P.C. Wong
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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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Outcome and Treatment of Nocardiosis after Solid Organ Transplantation: New Insights from a European Study [PDF]

, 2017
Background. Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at risk of nocardiosis, a rare opportunistic bacterial infection, but prognosis and outcome of these patients are poorly defined.
Jais, Jean Philippe, Rodriguez-Nava, V., Jacobs, F., Marbus, S.D., Freund, R., Matignon, Marie, Posfay Barbe, Klara, Vandercam, Bernard, Douvry, B., De Greef, J., Vuotto, F., Belhaj, Asmae, Marbus, Sierk D., Lortholary, Olivier, Dantal, Jacques, Jais, J.P., Fernández-Ruiz, M., Tricot, L., Van Wijngaerden, Eric, Matignon, M., Coussement, Julien, van Delden, C., Tricot, Leïla, Rodriguez-Nava, Veronica, Jais, Jean-Philippe, Dantal, J., De Greef, Julien, Lebeaux, David, Fernández-Ruiz, Mario, Guillot, Hlène, Jacobs, Frédérique, Freund, Romain, Guillot, H., Manuel, O., Hirzel, Cédric, European Study Group for Nocardia in Solid Organ Transplantation, Vuotto, Fanny, Guillot, Hélène, Coussement, J., Hirzel, C., Rodriguez-Villalobos, Hector, Douvry, Benoit, Ausselet, Nathalie, van Delden, Christian, Marbus, Sierk D, Van Wijngaerden, E., Marbus, Sierk, Lebeaux, D., Lortholary, O., Hirzel, Cdric   +49 more
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Lymphocutaneous nocardiosis in a kidney transplant patient successfully treated with tigecycline

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2018
Cutaneous nocardiosis is an infrequent infection which has been increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients. Although trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is considered to be the agent of choice for treatment of nocardiosis, newer antimicrobials such as
Eleni Mylona, Vasilios Papastamopoulos, Myrto Giannopoulou, Efstathia Perivolioti, Zoi Psaroudaki, Athanasios Skoutelis   +5 more
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Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis: A Rare Presentation of Nocardiosis [PDF]

Cureus, 2019
Nocardia is an uncommon gram-positive, weakly acid-fast bacterium that causes systemic or localized suppurative disease in humans and animals. Nocardiosis is typically regarded as an opportunistic infection, but approximately one-third of the patients are immunocompetent.
Tariq, Ezza Fatima, Anwar, Muhammad M, Khan, Usman A   +2 more
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Nocardiosis at an organ transplant center in Saudi Arabia: 15 years' experience

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background: No cardiosis is a rare infection that affects immunocompromised patients on immunosuppressive medications used for transplantation and cancer therapy. Such therapies are becoming more widely available in the Middle East region.
Ihab Weheba, Abeer Abdelsayed, Abdulrahman A Alrajhi, Sahar I Al-Thawadi, Abdullah Mobeireek   +4 more
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Nocardia brasiliensis Infection Complicating Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia

Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2017
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a severe and uncommon opportunistic infection caused by Nocardia species. We present a patient with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia who was receiving long-term immunosuppressive therapy, whose treatment course was complicated by
Alison M. Fernandes, Jason C. Sluzevich, Isabel Mira-Avendano   +2 more
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