First report of pulmonary Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection in an immunocompetent patient from Turkey.
Nocardiosis is a rare disease, and worldwide, respiratory and disseminated infections are most often due to Nocardia asteroides which is recognised increasingly as an opportunistic infection in patients with underlying chronic debilitating disease or immunodeficiency. However, infection with N. otitidiscaviarum and pulmonary nocardiosis in an immune-competent host remains very rare. We report a 65-year-old immune-competent male with pulmonary N. otitidiscaviarum infection in whom complete cure was provided with a 6 months of antibiotic combination including trimethoprim-sulfomethaxazol. This is the first report of pulmonary N. otitidiscaviarum infection in an immune-competent patient from Turkey.
Dikensoy
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Department of Pulmonary Disease, School of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. dikensoy@yahoo.com
Filiz
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A
Bayram
N
N
Balci
I
I
Zer
Y
Y
Celik
G
G
Ekinci
E
E
D000368:Aged; D000583:Amikacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D000583:Amikacin