title: Nocardia transvalensis infection in an immunocompetent patient reported from Turkey.
abstract: Pulmonary nocardiosis is a rare infection mostly occurs in patients with immunosuppressive conditions. We report an immunocompetent case of pulmonary Nocardia transvalensis from Turkey, presented with bilateral pneumonia and bronchial dilatation treated six months with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. yelizkarakan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yeliz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Karakan
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Elbek
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uyar
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zer
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tulu
authors.forename: Oner
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dikensoy
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination