This review serves as an update to the previous Nocardia review by Brown-Elliott et al.
published in 2006 (BA Brown-Elliott, JM Brown, PS Conville, and RJ Wallace. Jr., Clin …

Mycetoma can be caused by bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma) and typically
affects poor communities in remote areas. It is an infection of subcutaneous tissues resulting …

The emergence of drug‐resistant bacteria and easy recurrence has been challenging in the
clinical treatment of skin abscesses resulting from bacterial infections (eg, by …

Mycetoma is a chronic putrid infection of the cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue concerning
predominantly the feet, and more rarely other body parts. Mycetoma can be caused by both …

Nocardia spp. is a Gram-positive, partially acid-fast aerobic bacterium usually associated
with infection in immunocompromised people. The most common sites of infection are the …

Abstract In North America (NA) and Europe, the majority of toxoplasmosis cases are benign
and generally asymptomatic, whereas in South America (SA) toxoplasmosis is associated …

A marine sponge-derived actinomycete, strain ST01-07T, was isolated from Xestospongia
sp. collected from the Andaman Sea. The strain was characterised taxonomically using a …

Nocardia species, particularly Nocardia brasiliensis, are etiologic agents of mycetoma, a
chronic subcutaneous infection. Until now, little has been known about the pathogenic …

Foamy cells have been described in various infectious diseases, for example in
actinomycetoma induced by Nocardia brasiliensis. These cells are generally considered to …

Nocardia brasiliensis (Nb) is a facultative intracellular pathogen that may cause
actinomycetoma when immune response is unable to control the pathogenic invasion. We …