Pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia blacklokiae in an immunocompetent patient
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101005
Abstract: 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. blacklokiae in a 52-year-old… read more here.
Keywords: immunocompetent; pulmonary nocardiosis; nocardiosis caused; caused nocardia ... See more keywords
Case report: pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia exalbida in an immunocompetent patient
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-021-06416-w
Abstract: Background Nocardiosis is known as an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts, but it occasionally has been reported in immunocompetent patient. The Nocardia exalbida is first-reported in 2006 from Japan, and a few cases of have… read more here.
Keywords: immunocompetent patient; case; pulmonary nocardiosis; nocardiosis caused ... See more keywords
Mild Pulmonary Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia terpenica in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report.
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9740-22
Abstract: A 53-year-old immunocompetent man was admitted to our hospital because of paroxysmal cough with a low fever for more than 5 months. On admission, chest computed tomography showed multiple plaques and nodules, some with small… read more here.
Keywords: nocardia terpenica; nocardiosis; pulmonary nocardiosis; immunocompetent ... See more keywords
Lung and Cerebral Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia elegans in a Lung Transplant Recipient: A Case Report and Literature Review
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9813-22
Abstract: Patients after lung transplantation are at risk for Nocardia infections. We herein report a case of lung and cerebral nocardiosis caused by Nocardia elegans, a rare species of Nocardia, in a lung transplant recipient. Antibiotic… read more here.
Keywords: caused nocardia; lung transplant; cerebral nocardiosis; nocardia elegans ... See more keywords
Primary Cutaneous Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia takedensis
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DOI: 10.5021/ad.2017.29.4.471
Abstract: Nocardia species are aerobic, gram-positive, filamentous, partially acid-fast actinomycetes which are found worldwide in soil and decaying organic plant matter. When they infect human beings, they generally enter through the respiratory tract and then disseminate… read more here.
Keywords: cutaneous nocardiosis; nocardia takedensis; takedensis; nocardiosis caused ... See more keywords