title: The Spectrum of Nocardia Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis.
abstract: We reviewed all cases of Nocardia infection in cystic fibrosis patients at 2 centers. Eight of 200 patients had Nocardia in sputum. Four developed severe lung disease, including 3 with associated allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; 4 remained clinically stable. Nocardia is often associated with significant lung disease in cystic fibrosis, possibly associated with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis or steroids.
authors.affiliation: From the *The Kathy and Lee Graub Cystic Fibrosis Center, Pulmonary Institute, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel; †Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; and ‡Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Medical Center, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Meir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mei-Zahav
authors.forename: Galit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Livnat
authors.forename: Lea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bentur
authors.forename: Huda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mussaffi
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prais
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stafler
authors.forename: Ophir
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bar-On
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steuer
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Blau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia; D009617:Nocardia Infections; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology