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Two cases of Nocardia bacteraemia in solid organ transplant recipients
被引:6
|作者:
Iyer, Ranganathan
[1
]
Rao, Jangam
[1
]
Rudramurthy, Shivaprakash
[2
]
Kapoor, Dharmesh
[3
]
机构:
[1] Gleneagles Global Hosp, Dept Clin Microbiol & Infect Control, 6-1-1070-1 4 Lakdikapul, Hyderabad 500004, Telangana, India
[2] Gleneagles Global Hosp, Dept Med Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
[3] Postgrad Inst Med Educ & Res, Dept Med Microbiol, Chandigarh, India
关键词:
Nocardia bacteraemia;
Nocardia cyriacigeorgica;
Nocardia farcinica;
INFECTION;
D O I:
10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_20_233
中图分类号:
R392 [医学免疫学];
Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号:
100102 ;
摘要:
Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection occurring in immunosuppressed patients. While disseminated nocardiosis is common in immunosuppressed patients, Nocardia bacteraemia is rare. There are few reports of Nocardia bacteraemia following solid organ transplantation. We report two cases of Nocardia bacteraemia in solid organ transplant recipients-Nocardia cyriacigeorgica bacteraemia in liver transplant recipient and concomitant Nocardia farcinica bacteraemia and cyclosporiasis in a heart transplant recipient. Prompt recognition of early bacteraemia with initiation of antibiotic therapy may avoid the complications of disseminated disease in the solid organ transplant recipients.
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页码:124 / 127
页数:4
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