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Human Nocardia Infections: A Review of Pulmonary Nocardiosis.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Nocardiosis: A Neglected Disease.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2020Pooled it
- Bioaerosol assessment of indoor air in hospital wards for isolation ofNew microbes and new infections · 2026Article
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- Research progress on clinical challenges and prevention strategies of drug-resistantFrontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Case Report: Pulmonary nocardiosis: three case reports and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- When metagenomic next-generation sequencing detectsFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
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- Case Report: A case ofFrontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Epidemiology and Drug Resistance of Pulmonary Nocardiosis Among Tuberculosis-Suspected Patients in Guangzhou, China.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- Pulmonary nocardiosis in kidney transplant recipients: A case report and analysis of 60 published cases.IDCases · 2025Article
- Case Report: Nanopore Sequencing-Based Detection of Pulmonary Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum in an Immunocompetent Patient.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
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- Comparison of clinical outcomes of pulmonary nocardiosis between AIDS and non-AIDS patients.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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- Case report: Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for the diagnosis of rareFrontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Detection and Quantification ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- DisseminatedNew microbes and new infections · 2023Article
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Abstract
Human nocardiosis may present as an acute or a chronic infection. Although a saprophyte Nocardia spp are responsible for superficial skin infections, pulmonary infections, and disseminated nocardiosis usually involving patients who are immunosuppressed and debilitated. Infections in immunocompetent individuals are usually chronic and present non-specific symptoms. Invasive and disseminated nocardiosis is common among patients with weakened cellular immune systems. Clinical diagnosis of pulmonary nocardiosis is difficult owing to the similarity of its presentation with other respiratory pathogens that include Actinomycetes members and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Laboratory diagnosis of human nocardiosis is plagued by the fact that a culture of Nocardia spp requires prolonged incubation periods for isolation which most laboratories fail to follow. The lack of clinical, laboratory, and epidemiological data on the incidence of nocardiosis in humans undermines its significance as a potential pathogen. This review attempts to reexamine the pathogenic potential of Nocardia in human infections.
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