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Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in patients with pulmonary actinomycosis [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: There have been few studies of pulmonary actinomycosis, which is an uncommon anaerobic infection. Consequently, the optimal therapeutic regimen, appropriate duration of treatment, long-term prognosis, and factors predicting prognosis are not ...
Chang-Hoon Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Ho Il Yoon, Hongyeul Lee, Hyo-Jeong Lim, Jae Ho Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Ji Young Park, Jinwoo Lee, Jong Sun Park, Sang-Min Lee, Sung Koo Han, Taehoon Lee, Young Sik Park, Young Whan Kim, Young-Jae Cho   +16 more
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Causes of death in a contemporary cohort of patients with invasive aspergillosis [PDF]

, 2017
Information regarding the processes leading to death in patients with invasive aspergillosis (IA) is lacking. We sought to determine the causes of death in these patients, the role that IA played in the cause, and the timing of death.
Ayats, Josefina, Carratalà, Jordi, Cervera, Carlos, Garcia Vidal, Carolina, Gudiol González, Carlota, Moreno Camacho, Ma. Asunción, Peghin, Maddalena, Puig de la Bellacasa, Jordi, Roselló, Eva, Royo-Cebrecos, Cristina, Ruiz, Isabel (Ruiz Camps)   +10 more
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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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Isolation, biochemical and molecular identification of Nocardia species among TB suspects in northeastern, Tanzania; a forgotten or neglected threat?

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Pulmonary nocardiosis mimic pulmonary tuberculosis in most clinical and radiological manifestations. In Tanzania, where tuberculosis is one of the major public health threat clinical impact of nocardiosis as the cause of the human disease ...
Abubakar S. Hoza, Sayoki G.S. Mfinanga, Irmgard Moser, Brigitte König   +3 more
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Pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia blacklokiae in an immunocompetent patient

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
A subset of Nocardia isolates, previously belonging to N. transvalensis, has recently been given the new species designation N. blacklokiae. Here we report a case of pulmonary nocardiosis caused by N.
Yuhei Ito, Motoaki Tanigawa, Takashi Yaguchi, Hirokazu Toyoshima, Keisuke Iwamoto, Akina Nigi, Hidetoshi Itani, Shigeto Kondo, Toshiya Tokui, Hajime Sasano   +9 more
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Zerebraler Krampfanfall und Lungenrundherd unter Immunsuppression [PDF]

, 2018
Zusammenfassung: Die Zahl der Patienten, die eine immunsuppressive Therapie erhalten, ist steigend. Demzufolge sollte bei unklaren pulmonalen Prozessen mit oder ohne zerebrale Beteiligung neben einem Bronchialkarzinom immer auch an eine opportunistische ...
Hoksch, B., Schmid, R., Wucherpfennig, K.   +2 more
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Pleuropulmonary nocardiosis due to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a debilitated host

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2016
Nocardia otitidiscaviarum is a rare cause of pulmonary nocardiosis. We present a case of pulmonary nocardiosis with pleural involvement in an adolescent with rheumatic heart disease and congestive cardiac failure presenting with right lower lobe ...
R Deepa, S Thasneem Banu, G Jayalakshmi, J Durdana Parveen   +3 more
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High-quality draft genome sequence of the actinobacterium Nocardia terpenica IFM 0406, producer of the immunosuppressant brasilicardins, using illumina and PacBio technologies [PDF]

, 2016
The bacterium Nocardia terpenica IFM 0406 is known as the producer of the immunosuppressant brasilicardin A. Here, we report the completely sequenced genome of strain IFM 0406, which facilitates the heterologous expression of the ...
Botas Muñoz, Alma María, Buchmann, Anina, Eitel, Michael, Fernández Cortés, Jesús, Gross, Harald S., Koch, Pierre, Krawiec, Michal, Morís Varas, Francisco, Méndez Fernández, María del Carmen, Núñez González, Luz Elena, Schwarz, Paul N., Stegmann, Evi, Wohlleben, Wolfgang, Wolanski, Marcin, Zakrzewska Czerwinska, Jolanta   +14 more
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Complications in the native lung after single lung transplantation [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: Single lung transplantation is a viable option for patients with end-stage pulmonary disease; despite encouraging results, we observed serious complications arising in the native lung. We retrospectively reviewed 36 single lung transplants to
Boehler, Annette, De Giacomo, Tiziano, Funo Coloni, Giorgio, Rendina, Erino A., Schmid, Ralph, Speich, Rudolf, Venuta, Federico, Weder, Walter   +7 more
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Case series: Nocardiosis of the brain and lungs

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2008
Localized and multisystem nocardiosis is an opportunistic disease that occurs commonly in immunocompromised patients. Rarely, it is also seen in immunocompetent individuals. The lungs and brain are commonly involved.
Seema Sud, TBS Buxi, Ish Anand, Anshu Rohatgi   +3 more
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