Nocardia paucivorans – A cause of disseminated Nocardiosis

Summary We describe a 53-year-old man without discernable immunocompromise who presented with cerebral and cutaneous dissemination of primary pulmonary Nocardia paucivorans infection. This report also identifies 32 other patients in our health area with clinical isolates of N. paucivorans over the l...

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Published in:The Journal of infection 2007-02, Vol.54 (2), p.e95-e98
Main Authors: Gray, Timothy James, Serisier, David J, Gilpin, Christopher M, Coulter, Christopher, Bowler, Simon J, McCormack, Joseph G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain Diseases - microbiology
Humans
Infectious Disease
Male
Middle Aged
Nocardia
Nocardia - classification
Nocardia - isolation & purification
Nocardia Infections - microbiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - microbiology
Skin Diseases, Bacterial - microbiology
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Summary:Summary We describe a 53-year-old man without discernable immunocompromise who presented with cerebral and cutaneous dissemination of primary pulmonary Nocardia paucivorans infection. This report also identifies 32 other patients in our health area with clinical isolates of N. paucivorans over the last 20 years, extending the reported spectrum of disease caused by this organism. At least 30% (10/33) of these patients had disseminated disease indicating a propensity of this species to disseminate.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2006.05.005