Nocardiosis: updated clinical review and experience at a tertiary center

J Ambrosioni, D Lew, J Garbino - Infection, 2010 - Springer
Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic disease that affects mainly patients with deficient cell-
mediated immunity, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or …

Isolated nocardiosis, an unrecognized primary immunodeficiency?

R Martínez-Barricarte - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Nocardiosis is an infectious disease caused by the gram-positive bacterium Nocardia spp.
Although it is commonly accepted that exposure to Nocardia is almost universal, only a small …

[HTML][HTML] Cutaneous nocardiosis simulating cutaneous lymphatic sporotrichosis

P Secchin, BM Trope, LA Fernandes… - Case Reports in …, 2017 - karger.com
Sporotrichosis is the subcutaneous mycosis caused by several species of the Sporothrix
genus. With worldwide occurrence, the State of Rio de Janeiro is presently undergoing a …

Primary cutaneous nocardiosis

VA Saoji, SV Saoji, RW Gadegone… - Indian journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
A 35-year-old male presented with multiple discharging sinuses and fluctuant swelling on
right side of face which started after a vehicular accident three year back. The lesions did not …

Cutaneous manifestations of Nocardia brasiliensis infection in Taiwan during 2002–2012—clinical studies and molecular typing of pathogen by gyrB and 16S gene …

KW Chen, CW Lu, TC Huang, CF Lu, YL Liau… - … and Infectious Disease, 2013 - Elsevier
To observe the clinicopathologic and resistance profiles of the Nocardia brasiliensis causing
cutaneous nocardiosis in Taiwan, 12 N. brasiliensis isolates were prospectively collected …

[HTML][HTML] Nocardial mycetoma: diverse clinical presentations

NL Sharma, VK Mahajan, S Agarwal… - Indian Journal of …, 2008 - ijdvl.com
Nocardia spp are gram-positive, aerobic, acid-fast bacteria which exist as saprophytes in
nature. Invasive disseminated infections are particularly common in immunocompromised or …

[HTML][HTML] Uncommon lymphocutaneous cellulitis after insect bite: a case report of primary cutaneous nocardiosis and literature review

A Lovecchio, G Bazzacco, S Di Bella… - Le Infezioni in …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nocardia is a genus of aerobic actinomycetes that are usually responsible for opportunistic
infection in immunocompromised patients. Less frequently nocardiosis can interest …

Infection route influence the consequences of Nocardia farcinica infection in BALB/c mice

J Shen, L Han, J Yao, X Qiu, S Xu, X Liu, F Li… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Nocardia, a rare but potentially fatal pathogen, can induce systemic infections
with diverse manifestations. This study aimed to investigate the tissue and organ damage …

Comparison of restriction enzyme pattern analysis and full gene sequencing of 16S rRNA gene for Nocardia species identification, the first report of Nocardia …

M Fatahi-Bafghi, P Heidarieh, M Rasouli-Nasab… - Antonie Van …, 2016 - Springer
Nocardial infections occur in different organs of the body and are common in immune
disorder diseases of individuals. The aim of this study was to assess Nocardia species …

Two cases of primary cutaneous nocardiosis caused by intralesional injection

JO Baek, JS Kim, SK Lee, JH Jeong… - Dermatologic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nocardiosis is a rare localized or systemic suppurative disease caused by the actinomycete
Nocardia species. The respiratory tract is the most common site of infection, but primary …