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A case report of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica presenting as cellulitis with multiple discharging sinuses

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2019
Nocardia spp. are filamentous Gram positive bacteria that are ubiquitous soil saprophytes. The majority of nocardial infections occur in severely immunocompromised patients who are particularly susceptible to pulmonary disease and dissemination ...
Archana Bora, Laxmi Rathore, Prabhat K Khatri, C S Chattopadhyay   +3 more
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Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure Secondary to Pulmonary Nocardiosis: An Unusual Presentation in the Emergency Department

National Journal of Medical Research
Background: Nocardiosis, a rare but serious infection caused by Gram-positive, aerobic actinomycetes, primarily affects immunocompromised individuals. This report highlights an uncommon case of pulmonary nocardiosis in an immunocompetent patient leading
Mayank Prakash Chakravarty, AK Singh, Shikha Sachan, Husamuddin Umar   +3 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia exalbida mimicking lung cancer

Respirology Case Reports, 2019
Nocardiosis is an uncommon infection caused by Nocardia species, but it can often occur in immunocompromised patients. As computed tomography (CT) findings of pulmonary nocardiosis, consolidation, masses, and nodules are often found, but lymph node ...
Chika Miyaoka, Keitaro Nakamoto, Tatsuya Shirai, Maki Miyamoto, Yuka Sasaki, Ken Ohta   +5 more
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Weathering the storm: diagnosis and treatment of a life-threatening disseminated Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Nocardiosis demonstrates a temporal categorization that includes acute, subacute, and chronic stages alongside distinct typical localizations such as pulmonary, cutaneous, and disseminated forms.
Li-Yan Zhang, Li-Yan Zhang, Liang Wang, Liang Wang, Zeeshan Umar, Yuan-Hong Huang, Bing Gu   +6 more
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[Pulmonary nocardiosis--statistical analysis in Japan].

Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 1987
KANEKO, Tamotsu, MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi, IKEDA, Hirotada, ITO, Akira, OKUBO, Takao   +4 more
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis

Southern Medical Journal, 1981
W H, Williams, B M, Yergin, G N, Olsen
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Clinical characteristics and drug resistance of Nocardia in Henan, China, 2017–2023

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features of Nocardia infections, antibiotic resistance profile, choice of antibiotics and treatment outcome, among others.
Yungang Han, Meijin Cheng, Zheng Li, Huihui Chen, Shuang Xia, Yue Zhao, Yali Wang, Wenyi He, Wei Wang   +8 more
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815Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nocardiosis

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2014
Win, Soe, Heincelman, Marc, Steed, Lisa, Wray, Dannah   +3 more
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Bacteriemia by disseminated pulmonary nocardiosis

Revista Española de Quimioterapia, 2021
E, Lepe-Balsalobre, R, Rubio-Sánchez, R, Cabra-Rodríguez   +2 more
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Hidden Behind a Veil: A Rare Case of Pulmonary Nocardiosis. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
George E, T CM, Baikunje N, Nair N.
europepmc   +1 more source