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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
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Blood, Bone and Brain Nocardiosis Infection in an HIV-Infected Man [PDF]
, 2016 Disseminated nocardiosis is a rare and complicated opportunistic bacterial infection with propensity of delay in establishing the correct diagnosis and high frequency for misdiagnosis and due to the non-specific clinical presentation and the inherent ...
Yuhana, M. Y. (Muhammad)
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Journal of Fish Diseases, 2021 Between August and December 2013, the offshore cages of a commercial marine farm culturing red drum Sciaenops ocellatus in Campeche Bay Mexico were affected by an outbreak of an ulcerative granulomatous disease with up to 70% cumulative mortality. Thirty-
R. D. del Rio-Rodriguez +7 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 +8 more
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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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Nocardiosis: A Neglected Disease
Medical Principles and Practice, 2020 Nocardiosis is a neglected tropical disease. It has varied geographical presence and a spectrum of clinical presentations. This review aims to focus on the epidemiology of nocardial infections with a systematic approach to their diagnosis and treatment ...
S. Duggal, T. Chugh
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Nocardiosis in Japan: a Multicentric Retrospective Cohort Study
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2021 Nocardia species cause a broad spectrum of infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Given its relative rarity, data on the prognosis and distribution of nocardiosis from a large cohort are scarce.
A. Takamatsu +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 +6 more
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Case report: pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia exalbida in an immunocompetent patient
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Nocardiosis is known as an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts, but it occasionally has been reported in immunocompetent patient.
Seitarou Abe +5 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 +5 more
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