A rare case of pulmonary nocardiasis in an AIDS patient.
Nocardia infections are rare among normal individuals. Mostly they occur in immuno-compromised individuals. Here, we report a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a person who was diagnosed as having pulmonary tuberculosis and was treated with anti-tuberculous treatment for 6 months. But the sputum smear was positive even after a complete course of treatment. The patient was seropositive to HIV-1 antibodies.
Department of Microbiology, Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India. sridevikatha@gmail.com
S Sreedevi
SS
Reddy
K Madhusudhan
KM
Reddy
K
K
Saraswathi
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D009616:Nocardia asteroides; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination