title: Bacteremic pneumonia caused by Nocardia veterana in an HIV-infected patient.
abstract: Disseminated Nocardia veterana infection has rarely been reported. We describe the first reported case of N. veterana bacteremic pneumonia in an HIV-infected patient. The isolate was confirmed by 16S rRNA sequencing analysis. The patient initially responded well to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment (minimum inhibitory concentration 0.25 μg/ml), but died of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Lun
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chih-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsiang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: Chien-Ching
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Yu-Tsung
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chun-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D011859:Radiography; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S