Separate
 
 Nocardia
 Infections in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Gaafar, Ayman; Unzaga, M.J.; Cisterna, R; Leal, Marı́a Victoria; Bustamante, Vı́ctor; Tirapu, José Miguel; Crespo, José Antonio

doi:10.1128/jcm.39.8.3015-3016.2001

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“…To our knowledge, this is the first case report of pulmonary reinfection by Nocardia in an immunocompetent patient. One report described pulmonary reinfection by Nocardia in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease ( 11 ). A polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis revealed this to be a case of reinfection by different Nocardia species.…”

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Pulmonary Reinfection by Nocardia in an Immunocompetent Patient with Bronchiectasis

Tamakoshi¹,

Kimura²,

Takahashi

et al. 2018

Intern. Med.

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Pulmonary reinfection by Nocardia has been rarely reported. We describe a case of pulmonary reinfection by Nocardia in an immunocompetent patient. An 82-year-old immunocompetent woman with bronchiectasis presented with exacerbation of cough. She had a history of pulmonary nocardiosis three years earlier. At that time, Nocardia species were cultured from the sputum and identified as N. cyriacigeorgica with 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. In the present episode, cultures of sputum and bronchial washing specimens grew N. beijingensis, which was identified with 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. Pulmonary reinfection by different Nocardia species can occur in immunocompetent patients.

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Pulmonary Reinfection by Nocardia in an Immunocompetent Patient with Bronchiectasis

Tamakoshi¹,

Kimura²,

Takahashi

et al. 2018

Intern. Med.

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“…[ 1 ] Given the rarity of nocardiosis, nonspecific symptoms of the disease, and the need for a longer culture period, appropriate diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy are delayed easily. [ 2 3 4 5 6 ] However, molecular biological and genetic methods provide greater accuracy for the identification of Nocardia species compared with conventional laboratory procedures. As partially acid-fast branching bacteria, sometimes, acid-fast stained specimens can provide clues and remind us to screen for Nocardia.…”

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