Loading…
Necrotizing pneumonia and empyema in an immunocompetent patient caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica and identified by 16S rRNA and secA1 sequencing
Nocardiosis is a rare and potentially life-threatening infection. Nocardia species are a group of aerobic actinomycetes, which are filamentous, branching, gram-positive, and acid-fast bacilli [1]. Worldwide, respiratory and disseminated infections are most often due to N. asteroids complex, which is...
Saved in:
Published in: | Annals of laboratory medicine 2014, 34(1), , pp.71-75 |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Citations: | Items that this one cites Items that cite this one |
Online Access: | Get full text |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Summary: | Nocardiosis is a rare and potentially life-threatening infection.
Nocardia species are a group of aerobic actinomycetes, which are filamentous, branching, gram-positive, and acid-fast bacilli [1]. Worldwide, respiratory and disseminated infections are most often due to N. asteroids complex, which is increasingly recog- nized as an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts with underlying HIV infection, neoplastic disease, or long- term high-dose corticosteroid therapy [2]. Recently, infection of N. cyriacigeorgica was reported in an immunocompromised pa- tient in Korea, which was identified by 16S rRNA sequencing analysis and additional biochemical tests combined to draw a conclusion [3]. Here, we describe a case of necrotizing pneu- monia and empyema caused by N. cyriacigeorgica in a 77-yr- old Korean male patient who was immunocompetent. This case was diagnosed by DNA amplification and sequence analyses of the 16S rRNA and secA1 genes. KCI Citation Count: 1 |
---|---|
ISSN: | 2234-3806 2234-3814 |
DOI: | 10.3343/alm.2014.34.1.71 |