Nocardiosis following solid organ transplantation: a single-centre experience.
Nocardiosis is a localized or disseminated bacterial infection caused by aerobic Actinomyces that commonly affects immunocompromised hosts. The aim of this study was to retrospectively review clinical course and outcome of nocardiosis in solid organ recipients at our centre. Five cases of nocardiosis were identified in a series of more than 4000 consecutive solid organ transplants performed at Innsbruck university hospital during a 25-year period. Of the five patients with nocardiosis, two had undergone multivisceral, one liver, one kidney and one lung transplantation. Three patients with Nocardia asteroides infection were treated successfully and recovered from their infectious disease, however, one lost his renal graft following withdrawal of immunosuppression. The lung recipient recovered from nocardiosis but died later on from Pseudomonas pneumonia. One multivisceral recipient died from Nocardia farcinica-disseminated infection. Nocardiosis is a rare, difficult-to-diagnose-and-treat complication following solid organ transplantation. Intestinal recipients might be at increased risk to develop this infection.
Wiesmayr
Silve
S
Department of General and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Stelzmueller
I
I
Stelzmüller
Ingrid
I
Tabarelli
Walther
W
Bargehr
Derinique
D
Graziadei
Ivo
I
Freund
Michael
M
Ladurner
Ruth
R
Steurer
Wolfgang
W
Geltner
Christine
C
Mark
Walter
W
Margreiter
Raimond
R
Bonatti
Hugo
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies