Pulmonary Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient with Cystic Fibrosis
Joint Authors
Schoen, Lucy
Santoro, Jonathan D.
Milla, Carlos
Bhargava, Sumit
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Nocardia spp.
are bacteria of low virulence that cause infection classically in immunocompromised hosts with the lungs as the primary site of infection in the majority of cases.
Patients with cystic fibrosis have pulmonary disease characterized by frequent and progressive bacterial infections.
Reports of Nocardia spp.
isolation in CF are rare in the literature and may represent colonization or active infection, the significance and optimal treatment of which are unknown.
We report the second case to date of Nocardia transvalensis pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent patient with CF and the first in a child under the age of eighteen.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Schoen, Lucy& Santoro, Jonathan D.& Milla, Carlos& Bhargava, Sumit. 2015. Pulmonary Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient with Cystic Fibrosis. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Schoen, Lucy…[et al.]. Pulmonary Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient with Cystic Fibrosis. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Schoen, Lucy& Santoro, Jonathan D.& Milla, Carlos& Bhargava, Sumit. Pulmonary Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient with Cystic Fibrosis. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059899