Central nervous system (CNS) nocardiosis is a rare disease entity caused by the
filamentous bacteria Nocardia species. We present a case series of 5 patients from our …

Nocardia infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is an uncommon but clinically
important disease, often occurring in immunocompromised individuals and carrying a high …

To the best of our knowledge, no Chinese case studies concerning Nocardia infection have
been published to date. Therefore, the present study aimed to retrospectively evaluate the …

Objectives The objective of this study is to characterize the common risk factors, clinical
presentation, imaging findings, treatment and outcome of nocardial infection. Design and …

Introduction Nocardiosis, although very rare, is considered as an important opportunistic
infection; however, recent literature is limited. This study describes all cases of nocardial …

Background Nocardiosis is a rare infection that is often difficult to treat and may be life-
threatening. There is no consensus on its management. Objectives Our aim was to provide …

A bs T r ACT infections caused by Nocardia species are uncommon and have a wide variety
of clinical manifestations in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. The …

Nocardia spp. is an environmental filamentous Gram-positive bacterium that may cause
infections in humans and, despite recent progress, many challenges remain regarding the …

Background Nocardiosis is a rare disease with polymorphic presentations. The
epidemiology and clinical presentation could change with the increasing number of …

Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic disease that affects mainly patients with deficient cell-
mediated immunity, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or …