N. farcinica may be a causative agent of nocardiosis or of secondary infections in immunocompromised patients. (wikipedia.org)
No human-to-human of nocardiosis were defined as any case transmission has been documented so far with culture-proven Nocardia spp. (who.int)
Nocardia asteroides is the principal cause of systemic nocardiosis in the United States. (medscape.com)
[ 6 ] Most recently, Nocardia ignorata, a newer agent of human nocardiosis, was isolated from respiratory specimens in Europe and soil samples from Kuwait. (medscape.com)
Nocardiosis has been reported as a secondary infection in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including an adolescent with cystic fibrosis and necrotizing N farcinia pneumonia who had been hospitalized for COVID-19. (medscape.com)
Nocardia is capable of causing a variety of infections, including pulmonary nocardiosis, central nervous system (CNS) infection, cutaneous disease and bloodstream infection (BSI). (biomedcentral.com)
Molecular diagnosis of culture-negative cerebral nocardiosis due to Nocardia abscessus. (medscape.com)
Species15
Nocardia farcinica is a species of bacteria, once thought to be associated with farcy, and a member of the genus Nocardia. (wikipedia.org)
This species is very similar in phenotype to Nocardia asteroides, to the degree that some isolates of N. asteroides were later found to be Nocardia farcinica. (wikipedia.org)
The majority of infections due to Nocardia species occur in immuno-compromised patients. (infantjournal.co.uk)
Several of the species mentioned above ( N nova, N farcinica, N abscessus, N cyriacigeorgica ) had been considered as N asteroides isolates in some reports. (medscape.com)
A definitive diagnosis depends on the isolation and the identification of Nocardia species. (antimicrobe.org)
The use of molecular technology for identification and epidemiologic subtyping of the Nocardia species has been limited by the lack of simple and rapid assays. (antimicrobe.org)
The genus Nocardia is currently composed of 87 validly described species: 46 of these species are medically relevant ( 16 , 27 , 53 ). (antimicrobe.org)
Since Nocardia species infections are very often sporadic, information from randomized clinical trials comparing the clinical efficacy of specific antimicrobial agents is lacking. (antimicrobe.org)
Postoperative wound infections due to Nocardia species are rare, but case clusters of nosocomial transmission have been described. (medscape.com)
There are 3 individuals detected more than one kind of Nocardia species (Supplementary table 1). (biomedcentral.com)
Nocardia species are ubiquitous groups of gram-positive environmental bacteria which were initially reported in 1888 [ 1 , 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
[ 7 ] Case reports of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica occurring in the United States have been published, with several infections being retrospectively identified from stored samples. (medscape.com)
Nocardia cyriacigeorgica (4/12) was more frequently occurring in ND, followed by Nocardia abscessus (3/12). (biomedcentral.com)
Opportunistic pathogen2
As an opportunistic pathogen, Nocardia often occurring in the immunocompromised hosts. (biomedcentral.com)
No specific recommendations for prophylaxis against Nocardia as an opportunistic pathogen in patients with immunocompromising conditions are known. (medscape.com)
Background: Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) is life-threatening and characterized by intensive care unit (ICU) admission and high mortality. (bvsalud.org)
We describe a case of nocardial pneumonia due to Nocardia farcinica in a preterm infant of 25 weeks' gestation, which is an extremely rare diagnosis in this age group. (infantjournal.co.uk)
To our knowledge, this case represents the first report of an in-hospital presentation of nocardial pneumonia in an extremely low birthweight neonate. (infantjournal.co.uk)
He was recently admitted due to Nocardial pneumonia and daily falls at home, with symptoms present for about 2-3 weeks. (ufl.edu)
However, given the patient's known Nocardial pneumonia, this is less likely. (ufl.edu)
In this patient, it is most likely that the brain abscesses have developed as a result of septic emboli originating from the Nocardial pneumonia. (ufl.edu)
The patient requires a routine, but expedited workup, as the lesions are small, non-compressive, and the patient's symptoms are already improving with treatment for Nocardial pneumonia. (ufl.edu)
The definitive diagnosis of nocardial disease depends on isolation and culture of Nocardia from suspected sites [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Pathogenic1
Pathogenic Nocardia are members of the family Nocardiaceae, the aerobic actinomycetes. (medscape.com)
Genus3
Data derived from modern taxonomic methods have changed the taxonomy of the genus Nocardia ( 27 ). (antimicrobe.org)
The presence of aerial filaments, decomposition of substrates, and acid production from or carbon utilization of carbohydrates, as previously described, are used to differentiate the members of the genus Nocardia ( 8 , 27 , 55 ). (antimicrobe.org)
Clinical records, laboratory finding, CT images and mNGS results were reviewed for 19 patients who were positive for Nocardia genus. (biomedcentral.com)
Lactamdurans2
[ 12 ] Nocardia lactamdurans has also been found to produce a cephamycin under the right conditions. (medscape.com)
A novel medium for the production of cephamycin C by Nocardia lactamdurans using solid-state fermentation. (medscape.com)
Abscesses2
Nocardia abscesses are characteristically confluent, with little evidence of encapsulation, which probably accounts for the ready dissemination from the initial pulmonary focus. (medscape.com)
Considering the patient's history of immunosuppression, recent pneumonia, current fever, elevated white blood cell count and inflammatory markers, as well as the improvement of neurological symptoms after antibiotic treatment, the patient is likely suffering from multiple brain abscesses resulting from septic emboli from the lungs. (ufl.edu)
Bacteremia1
Nocardia bacteremia is less often encountered and it has often concurrent other infected site, such as respiratory tract and skin [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
Diagnosis2
As the unspecifc clinical presentation and low identification rate of the culture dependent methods, Nocardia infection may be under-diagnosis. (biomedcentral.com)
Recent study have reported physicians could benefit from metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in Nocardia diagnosis. (biomedcentral.com)
Weakly2
Nocardia are weakly gram-positive, filamentous bacteria found worldwide in soils. (medscape.com)
Since Nocardia are weakly acid fast, the most useful acid-fast stain is the modified Kinyoun method ( 33 , 55 ). (antimicrobe.org)
Pseudobrasiliensis1
Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis, Nocardia otitidis-caviarum (formerly Nocardia caviae ), Nocardia farcinica, Nocardia nova, and Nocardia transvalensis have also been rarely associated with human systemic disease. (medscape.com)
Strains1
A total of approximately 30 strains of Nocardia have been associated with human disease. (medscape.com)
Influenza1
Case presentation: A 15-year-old male with severe influenza and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia progressed rapidly, initially misdiagnosed as influenza co-infected with Aspergillus for misleading bronchoscopy manifestations. (bvsalud.org)
Given that infections with Nocardia are more typically found in immuno-compromised patients, an oxidative burst test was ordered for assessment of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). (infantjournal.co.uk)
Bactrim prophylaxis is recommended for patients with AIDS, chronic granulomatous disease, and various malignancies but is usually used in the context of preventing Pneumocystis pneumonia . (medscape.com)
Isolation1
Production, isolation and biological activity of nargenicin from Nocardia sp. (medscape.com)
Invasive1
We reviewed invasive Nocardia infections in 3 noncontiguous geographic areas in the United States during 2011-2018. (cdc.gov)
Patients1
Case reports of drug-resistant Nocardia presenting in Bactrim-prophylaxed immunosuppressed patients have been presented. (medscape.com)
Filamentous1
Nocardia microorganisms are filamentous rods that show right-angled branching both in culture and in tissues. (antimicrobe.org)
Inflammatory1
Clinical manifestations include inflammatory endobronchial masses or localized or diffuse pneumonia, which may be accompanied by cavitation, abscess formation, pleural effusion , or empyema . (medscape.com)
Culture2
Au total, on a établi que 19 sujets étaient atteints d'une infection à Nocardia confirmée par culture. (who.int)