Nocardia paucivorans--a cause of disseminated nocardiosis.
We describe a 53-year-old man without discernable immunocompromise who presented with cerebral and cutaneous dissemination of primary pulmonary Nocardia paucivorans infection. This report also identifies 32 other patients in our health area with clinical isolates of N. paucivorans over the last 20 years, extending the reported spectrum of disease caused by this organism. At least 30% (10/33) of these patients had disseminated disease indicating a propensity of this species to disseminate.
Gray
Timothy James
TJ
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Mater Adult Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia. tim.gray@tpg.com.au
Serisier
David J
DJ
Gilpin
Christopher M
CM
Coulter
Christopher
C
Bowler
Simon J
SJ
McCormack
Joseph G
JG
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*