Humoral response in a patient with cutaneous nocardiosis [PDF]
, 2000 The clinical appearance of infection due to Nocardia spp. varies widely. The law sensitivity of direct microscopy and the slow growth of the organism challenge the laboratory diagnosis.
Gandorfer, Arnd +3 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 +4 more
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P neumocystis jirovecii pneumonia is rare in renal transplant recipients receiving only one month of prophylaxis [PDF]
, 2011 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/89470/1/tid692 ...
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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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Disseminated Cerebral and Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2015 Disseminated nocardiosis of the central nervous system (CNS) has been rarely reported, especially in the immunocompetent patient. We report a case of cerebral and cervical intradural extramedullary nocardiosis likely to have been the result of ...
Meenal Sharma +4 more
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Brain and Lung Abscesses in a 48-year-old Man with Focal and Segmental Glomerulosclerosis. [PDF]
, 2015 Focal segmental sclerosis (FSGS) is a common cause of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in the adult population. A patient aged 48- year-old was admitted for evaluation of azotemia. Renal biopsy showed tip lesion FSGS and acute tubular necrosis. After methyl
Momeni, A., Nasri, H., Rahmani, F.
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Successful Intra-peritoneal Antibiotic Therapy for Primary Abdominal Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Young Female Masquerading as Carcinoma Ovary [PDF]
, 2012 Nocardiosis is a common opportunistic infection in the immunocompromised and in patients with chronic debilitating diseases,e.g continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients.
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Nocardia bacteraemia in an HIV-positive patient - a case report [PDF]
, 2003 Nocardiosis has been recognized in recent times as an unusual opportunistic infection associated with HIV. Bacteraemia due to this pathogen is even rarer and only few cases have been reported in the literature.
Paramasivan, C N +3 more
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Brain abscess in solid organ transplant recipients receiving cyclosporine-based immunosuppression [PDF]
, 1997 Objective: To determine the incidence, clinical presentation, and outcome and confounding factors associated with the development of a brain abscess in solid organ transplant recipients. Design: A 14-year retrospective survey.
Fung, J +6 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis in cystic fibrosis [PDF]
Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2009 The treatment of Nocardia species found in the sputum of cystic fibrosis patients is of unknown value.We conducted a retrospective analysis of the impact of directed oral antibiotic therapy against Nocardia spp. isolated from the sputum of 17 cystic fibrosis patients over a 10-year period. Pulmonary Function Tests were used as the clinical indicator of
Thorn, Shannon T. +6 more
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