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ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

Long-term treatment of persistent disseminated Nocardia cyriacigeorgica infection.

Onur Ozgenç, Meltem Avcı, Alpay Arı, Ismail Yunus Celebi, Seher Ayten Coşkuner

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Article in The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Onur OzgençDokuz Eylul University Hospital, Clinics of Infectious Diseases, Karsiyaka, Izmir, Turkey. Electronic address: ozgenc.onur@gmail.com.
Meltem AvcıIzmir Bozyaka Teaching and Research Hospital, Clinics of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey.
Alpay ArıIzmir Bozyaka Teaching and Research Hospital, Clinics of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey.
Ismail Yunus CelebiBursa Inegol Public Hospital, Clinics of Infectious Diseases, Bursa, Turkey.
Seher Ayten CoşkunerIzmir Bozyaka Teaching and Research Hospital, Clinics of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Izmir, Turkey.
Izmir Bozyaka Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRDokuz Eylül University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this paper a disseminated persistent Nocardia cyriacigeorgica infection in an immunocompetent patient is described. The patient's long-term treatment, as well as its implications for managing similar cases in the future, is emphasized. Presenting with high fever, multiple nodules, and ulcerative cutaneous lesions of body sites, the patient was treated with various antimicrobials. Under combined therapy, empyema and arthritis, leading to disseminated nocardiosis, were seen. The overall treatment course was 28 months. It can be concluded that the choice of the antibiotics and optimal duration of treatment are uncertain; therefore the treatment of nocardiosis requires expertise.

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansImmunocompetenceLong-Term CareMiddle AgedNocardiaNocardia InfectionsSkin Diseases, BacterialAnti-Bacterial AgentsChronic infectionNocardia cyriacigeorgicaTreatment

Identifiers

PMID24833199
PMCPMC9428225
OpenAlexW1989948697

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