Background. Nocardia species cause infections in both immunocompromised and otherwise immunocompetent patients, although the mechanisms defining susceptibility in the latter group are elusive.

Nocardiosis is an infection caused by a germ called the Nocardia bacteria. Nocardia germs grow in soil or standing water all over the world. Nocardiosis usually affects your lungs or skin. But if ...

A 77-year-old Caucasian man presented to our institution with a 3-4-week history of erythema and mild pruritus involving the left leg. His history was questionable for a recent spider bite. The ...

A 63-year-old woman with a history of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that had been treated 25 years previously, as well as a history of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, transient ischemic attack, and acute ...

Background. Risk factors for Nocardia infection in organ transplant recipients have not been formally assessed in the current era of transplantation. Methods. We performed a matched case-control study ...

Nocardia is found worldwide in soil and decaying plant matter and can cause infection through inhalation of cell fragments in dust particles. In patients presenting with a lung mass and associated ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 11, 2021) – It’s a pervasive bacterium found in soil and water that rarely causes disease, but a new national review of nocardia infection in people who have had a kidney transplant ...

In a recent case report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers reported a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

DIAGNOSIS IN ONCOLOGY November 26, 2012 Nocardia Brain Abscess in a Patient Treated With Everolimus for a Metastatic Insulinoma Authors: Thomas Walter thomas.walter@chu-lyon.fr, Gelareh Zadeh, Gregory ...

The aerobic actinomycetes are a distinct group of microorganisms initially classified as fungi since they grow as branching filaments and morphologically resemble these organisms. Their taxonomy was ...