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 …

Anti-cytokine autoantibodies (ACAAs) are increasingly recognized as modulating disease
severity in infection, inflammation and autoimmunity. By reducing or augmenting cytokine …

Autoantibodies to multiple cytokines have been identified and some, including antibodies
against granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), have been associated …

Objectives. Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infection that is frequently associated with
dissemination (ie involvement of several body sites). Identifying the factors associated with …

Background Nocardiosis is rare after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Little is
known regarding its presentation, management, and outcome in this population. Methods …

Background: The clinical spectrum of systemic nocardiosis encompasses pulmonary and
disseminated disease. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is an important feature of …

Nocardiosis is an infectious disease caused by Nocardia that primarily affects
immunocompromised hosts. Mycobacterium abscessus is a common opportunistic pathogen …

Background Nocardia primarily infects patients who are immunocompromised or those with
chronic lung disease. Although disseminated infection is widely recognized as an important …

Abstract Background Anti GM-CSF autoantibodies (aAb) have been related to acquired
pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) and described in cases of severe infections such as …

The reference methods for Nocardia identification are based on gene sequencing. These
methods are time-consuming and not accessible for all laboratories. Conversely, matrix …