title: Rare case of Nocardia asteroides pericarditis in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient.
abstract: Nocardia asteroides was isolated after prolonged culture from the pericardial fluid of a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient. The lengthy duration required for culture growth and identification of this N. asteroides isolate affected both initial therapeutic decisions and patient management. A proposed algorithm for the microbiological workup of pericardial fluid for possible Nocardia spp. is described in an effort to improve the timeliness of results.
authors.affiliation: University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Program, Honolulu, HI 96814, USA. sadao@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sadao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jinno
authors.forename: Tanawat
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jirakulaporn
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bankowski
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Russell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination