title: Nocardia farcinica-JJSBBCNF_01: Clinical isolate from Human sputum sample
organism: Nocardia farcinica
description: Nocardiosis which is caused by Nocardia farcinica is a disease that mainly affects people with immunocompetent patients. In addition, it causes keratitis, pulmonary nocardiosis, cutaneous nocardiosis, and nocardiosis of the central nervous system (CNS). It is non-specific signs and symptoms that frequently makes early diagnosis is very difficult. Infection is most commonly transmitted through inhalation or percutaneous inoculation. N.farcinica is naturally resistant to many antibiotics. The antibiotics resistance is responsible for the high mortality rate. The treatment of N.farcinica using higher antibiotics has resulted in numerous side effects and the emergence of drug resistance. N.farcinica has a higher resistance to third-generation antibiotics including Cephalosporins, Tobramycin, TMP-SMX, etc.