However, the tissue sections cultured on trypticase soy agar ultimately grew Nocardia otitidiscaviarum with intermediate sensitivity to minocycline. Antibiotic therapy was changed to ...

Patient 2, a 75-year-old man with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia and a cerebral abscess due to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum, was treated with oral linezolid, levofloxacin, and minocycline.

Indications : Nocardia culture is carried out to establish the diagnosis of Nocardiosis. The sample for the test comprises of pus, aspirate, cerebrospinal fluid, respiratory specimen, or tissue.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A retrospective cohort study published in the Journal of Investigative Medicine showed 0.32% of renal ...

The first, Nocardia otitidiscaviarum, is a microorganism that causes systemic, skin and lung infections in humans, especially in people with immunocompromised diseases and has not been detected as ...

Nocardia species are Gram stain-positive and slightly acid-fast-staining aerobic-type actinomycetes species that may cause disseminated disease among immunosuppressed individuals. Nocardiosis must ...

Blood cultures grew Nocardia asteroides. The patient had no skin lesions or new focal neurologic signs. A computed tomographic scan of the chest revealed multiple new bilateral nodules.

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 ...