Objective:To summarize the clinical characteristics and treatment plan for a case of disseminated nocardiosis.Methods:The study summarized the clinical characteristics and treatment plan for a case of disseminated noc...
Rationale:Nocardia is a soil saprophyte,which can cause disseminated infection in immunocompromised patients.Early diagnosis and treatment can greatly improve prognosis.Patient concern:A 26-year-old male presented wit...
funded by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81570666);International Society of Nephrology Clinical Research Program(Grant No.18-01-0247);Program of Jiangsu Clinical Research Center(Grant No.BL2014084);Jiangsu Province Key Medical Personnel Project(Grant No.ZDRCA2016002);CKD Anemia Research Foundation from China International Medical Foundation(Grant No.Z-2017-24-2037);Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Talents Support Program of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University(Jiangsu Province Hospital).
Nocardiosis manifests as an opportunistic infection,primarily affecting individuals who are immunocompromised and susceptible to the infection.We present a case study of one patient with nephrotic syndrome and membran...
Due to a confusion the discussion contains an error.Pediococcus acidila was inactivated by Isoprapnol,and Nocardia asteroides was inactivated by Virkon.The reference to the butanol production of Pediococcus acidila as...
supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No.81902112).
Here we describe the first case of abscess infection caused by Nocardia beijingensis in China.The patient was immunocompetent but suffered from postoperative abscess for 6 years.This study highlights the necessity of ...
Medical Science and Technology Development Foundation,Nanjing Department of Health,No.YKK20067.
BACKGROUND Nocardia infection is a relatively uncommon disease,with no reports among patients with interstitial pneumonia.Due to its atypical clinical symptoms and chest computed tomography(CT)findings and the frequen...
To the Editor:It is well-known that bronchiectasis with non-tuberculous mycobacterial(NTM)infection,commonly reported in female never-smokers,is termed as Lady Windermere syndrome(LWS).The concept of LWS was first pro...
BACKGROUND Nocardia pneumonia shares similar imaging and clinical features with pulmonary tuberculosis and lung neoplasms,but the treatment and anti-infective medication are completely different.Here,we report a case ...