Nocardiosis in persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection, transplant recipients, and large, geographically defined populations

Filice, Gregory

doi:10.1016/j.lab.2005.01.002

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“…Treatment is based upon antimicrobial sensitivity testing. Although nocardiosis is not very common in HIV-infected patients (0.2-2%), due, at least in part, to prophylaxis with TMP-SMX, the incidence is approximately .140-fold in these patients than in the general population, particularly in those with CD4 count ,100 cells per mm 3 [58]. Radiographic findings of lung involvement include single or multiple nodules or masses (with or without cavitation), interstitial infiltrates, lobar consolidation and pleural effusions.…”

Section: Bacterial Pneumoniamentioning

confidence: 97%

Pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients: an update in the 21st century

Benito¹,

Moreno²,

Miró³

et al. 2011

European Respiratory Journal

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From the first descriptions of HIV/AIDS, the lung has been the site most frequently affected by the disease. Most patients develop a pulmonary complication during the history of HIV infection, mainly of infectious aetiology.Important changes in the epidemiology of HIV-related pulmonary infections have occurred. Overall, prescription of Pneumocystis jirovecii prophylaxis and the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are the main causes.Currently, the most frequent diagnosis in developed countries is bacterial pneumonia, especially pneumococcal pneumonia, the second most frequent cause is Pneumocystis pneumonia and the third is tuberculosis. However, in Africa, tuberculosis could be the most common pulmonary complication of HIV.Pulmonary infections remain one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in these patients, and the first cause of hospital admission in the HAART era. Achieving an aetiological diagnosis of pulmonary infection in these patients is important due to its prognostic consequences.

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Section: Bacterial Pneumoniamentioning

confidence: 97%

Pulmonary infections in HIV-infected patients: an update in the 21st century

Benito¹,

Moreno²,

Miró³

et al. 2011

European Respiratory Journal

174

216

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“…However, immunocompromised individuals such as transplant recipients suffer from an elevated incidence of Nocardiosis up to 340 times compared to geographically defined populations, which points out the immunosuppression as the main risk factor (6). Further risk factors are HIV-, CMVinfection, long-term corticosteroid treatment and lymphoreticular malignancy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pulmonary Nocardiosis with Brain Abscess in a Sensitized Kidney Transplant Recipient with a History of Repeated Graft Loss and HLA-Antibody Depletion Treatment – A case report

Biglarnia¹,

Wadström²,

Tufveson³

et al. 2008

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

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“…Most of Nocardial infections occur in the United States due to inhalation of airborne spores or mycelial fragments from the environmental sources [6]. The most common manifestation of Nocardial disease is pulmonary nocardiosis [7], extrapulmonary disease [8], and ocular Ampere's law, which states that the moving charge produces magnetic fields in the surrounding space [15,16]. Thus, a human body emits the electromagnetic waves in the form of bio-photons that is also known as ultra-weak photon emissions (UPE).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%