[HTML][HTML] How do I manage nocardiosis?

I Margalit, D Lebeaux, O Tishler, E Goldberg… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Nocardiosis: a neglected disease

SD Duggal, TD Chugh - Medical Principles and Practice, 2020 - karger.com
Nocardiosis is a neglected tropical disease. It has varied geographical presence and a
spectrum of clinical presentations. This review aims to focus on the epidemiology of …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating central nervous system metagenomics and host response for diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis and its mimics

PS Ramachandran, A Ramesh, FV Creswell… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The epidemiology of infectious causes of meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa is not well
understood, and a common cause of meningitis in this region, Mycobacterium tuberculosis …

[HTML][HTML] Manifestations and outcomes of nocardia infections: comparison of immunocompromised and nonimmunocompromised adult patients

J Steinbrink, J Leavens, CA Kauffman, MH Miceli - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Nocardia is a ubiquitous environmental pathogen that causes infection primarily following
inhalation into the lungs. It is generally thought to cause infection primarily in …

Invasive nocardiosis: disease presentation, diagnosis and treatment–old questions, new answers?

E Lafont, PL Conan, V Rodriguez-Nava… - Infection and drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Nocardia spp. is an environmental filamentous Gram-positive bacterium that may cause
infections in humans and, despite recent progress, many challenges remain regarding the …

Nocardia infections in solid organ transplantation: Guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the American Society of Transplantation

A Restrepo, NM Clark… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
These updated guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Community of Practice of the
American Society of Transplantation review the diagnosis, prevention, and management of …

Nocardia-Induced Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Is Neutralized by Autoantibodies in Disseminated/Extrapulmonary Nocardiosis

LB Rosen, N Rocha Pereira… - Clinical Infectious …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. Nocardia species cause infections in both immunocompromised and otherwise
immunocompetent patients, although the mechanisms defining susceptibility in the latter …

Nocardiosis in Japan: a multicentric retrospective cohort study

A Takamatsu, T Yaguchi, Y Tagashira… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Nocardia species cause a broad spectrum of infections, especially in immunocompromised
patients. Given its relative rarity, data on the prognosis and distribution of nocardiosis from a …

Clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of central nervous system nocardiosis: a systematic review of reported cases

DS Meena, D Kumar, GK Bohra, N Midha… - Medical Principles and …, 2022 - karger.com
Background: The clinical spectrum of systemic nocardiosis encompasses pulmonary and
disseminated disease. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is an important feature of …

The cytopathology of Actinomyces, Nocardia, and their mimickers

KE McHugh, CD Sturgis, GW Procop… - Diagnostic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nocardia species and Actinomyces species are 2 of the most commonly diagnosed
filamentous bacteria in routine cytopathology practice. These genera share many …