title: Nocardia cyriacigeorgica septicemia.
abstract: We report two cases of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica septicemia and disseminated infection in the setting of profound immunodeficiency. In both instances, diagnosis was rapidly facilitated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of blood culture isolates. These constitute the first confirmed reports of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica bloodstream infection in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. sameer.elsayed@cls.ab.ca
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elsayed
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kealey
authors.forename: Carla S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Coffin
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Megran
authors.forename: Kunyan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S