Nocardia farcinica isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of a child with cystic fibrosis.
Nocardia spp. can cause pulmonary infection, usually in the setting of immunosuppression or underlying lung disease. There have been a few reports of these organisms isolated from cystic fibrosis patients and, when recovered, the isolates were almost always Nocardia asteroides. We present the first reported case of a child with cystic fibrosis harboring Nocardia farcinica.
Petersen
Bruce E
BE
Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. bruce.petersen@mssm.edu
Jenkins
Stephen G
SG
Yuan
Songyang
S
Lamm
Carin
C
Szporn
Arnold H
AH
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013418:Sulfamethazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D013418:Sulfamethazine; D014295:Trimethoprim