Disseminated Nocardiosis: A Successful Blind Strategy of Treatment in an HIV Infected Patient
Joint Authors
Guerra, Ana C.
Batista, Dário
Aleixo, Maria J.
Saraiva, Paulo
Aguas, Maria J.
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Nocardiosis is a rare disease that mainly affects severely immunocompromised patients.
Symptoms are nonspecific and microbiological isolation is difficult, hiding the diagnosis.
Treatment should be guided by species and susceptibility testing.
Findings.
We report a clinical case of a disseminated nocardiosis in a patient with HIV and HVB infections.
Interpretation.
Diagnosis should be presumed early and microbiological conditions should be optimized, in order to identify the species and achieve antibiotic susceptibility testing.
This is a very important step to choose an effective therapeutic regimen or alternative options.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Guerra, Ana C.& Batista, Dário& Aleixo, Maria J.& Saraiva, Paulo& Aguas, Maria J.. 2015. Disseminated Nocardiosis: A Successful Blind Strategy of Treatment in an HIV Infected Patient. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Guerra, Ana C.…[et al.]. Disseminated Nocardiosis: A Successful Blind Strategy of Treatment in an HIV Infected Patient. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Guerra, Ana C.& Batista, Dário& Aleixo, Maria J.& Saraiva, Paulo& Aguas, Maria J.. Disseminated Nocardiosis: A Successful Blind Strategy of Treatment in an HIV Infected Patient. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058697
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058697