Nocardiosis from 1888 to 2017

M Fatahi-Bafghi - Microbial pathogenesis, 2018 - Elsevier
The genus Nocardia is an aerobic bacterium, Gram-positive and catalase positive that is in
Nocardiaceae family. This bacterium first described by Edmond Nocard in 1888 and is not in …

[HTML][HTML] Nocardia bacteremia: a single-center retrospective review and a systematic review of the literature

E Williams, AW Jenney, DW Spelman - International Journal of Infectious …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Nocardia bacteremia is a rare but severe disease associated with high mortality.
This systematic review is the largest and most comprehensive review performed over the …

[HTML][HTML] Drylands soil bacterial community is affected by land use change and different irrigation practices in the Mezquital Valley, Mexico

K Lüneberg, D Schneider, C Siebe, R Daniel - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Dryland agriculture nourishes one third of global population, although crop irrigation is often
mandatory. As freshwater sources are scarce, treated and untreated wastewater is …

[HTML][HTML] Nocardiosis in Quebec, Canada, 1988–2008

J Tremblay, L Thibert, I Alarie, L Valiquette… - Clinical microbiology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Nocardia is an uncommon pathogen, but immunosuppression, its main risk factor, is
becoming more frequent. We aimed to evaluate changes in the annual incidence of …

Bruker Biotyper matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass spectrometry system for identification of Nocardia, Rhodococcus, Kocuria, Gordonia …

PR Hsueh, TF Lee, SH Du, SH Teng… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
We evaluated whether the Bruker Biotyper matrix-associated laser desorption ionization–
time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) system provides accurate species-level …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical manifestations and outcome of nocardiosis and antimicrobial susceptibility of Nocardia species in southern Taiwan, 2011–2021

CH Yang, SF Kuo, FJ Chen, CH Lee - Journal of Microbiology, Immunology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Purpose Nocardiosis is an uncommon infectious disease. This study
aimed to assess the clinical outcome of patients with nocardiosis and examine the …

[HTML][HTML] Whole genome sequencing reveals the genomic diversity, taxonomic classification, and evolutionary relationships of the genus Nocardia

S Xu, Z Li, Y Huang, L Han, Y Che, X Hou… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Nocardia is a complex and diverse genus of aerobic actinomycetes that cause complex
clinical presentations, which are difficult to diagnose due to being misunderstood. To date …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical manifestations and antimicrobial susceptibility of Nocardia species at a tertiary hospital in Taiwan, 2011–2020

CK Lao, MC Tseng, CH Chiu, NY Chen… - Journal of the Formosan …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The study aimed to assess the clinical characteristics of patients with
nocardiosis, to evaluate the in vitro susceptibility of antimicrobial agents against Nocardia …

Clinical and microbiological characteristics of infections caused by various Nocardia species in Taiwan: a multicenter study from 1998 to 2010

WL Liu, CC Lai, WC Ko, YH Chen, HJ Tang… - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
This multicenter study in Taiwan investigated the clinical presentations of various Nocardia
species infections based on 16S rRNA sequence analysis. Patients with nocardiosis in four …

Highlights on molecular identification of closely related species

LA Almeida, R Araujo - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2013 - Elsevier
The term “complex” emerged in the literature at the beginning of the genomic era associated
to taxonomy and grouping organisms that belong to different species but exhibited similar …