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Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis Co-infection in SARS-CoV-2 Patients.
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Emerging Infectious Diseases . Apr2023, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p696-700. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, few cases of Nocardia spp. co-infection have been reported during or after a COVID-19 infection. Nocardia spp. are gram-positive aerobic actinomycetes that stain partially acid-fast, can infect immunocompromised patients, and may cause disseminated disease. We present the case of a 52-yearold immunocompromised man who developed Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis pneumonia after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, and we summarize the current literature for nocardiosis and SARS-CoV-2 co-infections. Nocardia spp. infection should remain on the differential diagnosis of pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts, regardless of other co-infections. Sulfonamide-carbapenem combinations are used as empiric therapy for nocardiosis; species identification and susceptibility testing are required to select the optimal treatment for each patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *NOCARDIA
*SARS-CoV-2
*NOCARDIOSIS
*MIXED infections
*COVID-19
*COVID-19 pandemic
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162769794
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2904.221439