Possible Causes for Nocardia Asteroides Nocardiosis Nocardia infection in humans is mainly due to Nocardia asteroides within the United States. [healthhype.com] N asteroides complex was later separated into Nocardia abscessus, Nocardia brevicatena-paucivorans complex, Nocardia nova complex, Nocardia transvalensis complex, Nocardia [emedicine.medscape.com] In the United States, Nocardia asteroides are the main species of Nocardia bacteria responsible for human nocardiosis. How common is nocardiosis? [healthhype.com] Pulmonary Nocardiosis Nocardia asteroids causing pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball. [atmph.org] Chest wall abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides. [jdrntruhs.org] Abstract Our study compares the risk factors, clinical presentations and outcomes of pulmonary infections caused by Nocardia asteroides and non-asteroides species. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis The alveolar material promotes the growth in vitro of organisms such as Nocardia asteroides and secondary nocardiosis is a recognized complication. [histopathology-india.net] asteroides ). [emedicine.com] […] demonstrated between PAP and impaired macrophage maturation or function, which accounts for the association with malignancies and unusual infections (eg, infection with Nocardia [emedicine.com] Testicular Abscess Nocardia asteroides complex is a rare human pathogen chiefly affecting immunosuppressed patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] A case of a localized testicular abscess due to Nocardia asteroides in a patient on immunosuppressive therapy for a myeloproliferative disorder is reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Mycetoma Six of 8 actinomycetoma cases had cultures that were identified as Nocardia spp. (n = 3), Nocardia brasiliensis (n = 2), and Nocardia asteroides (n = 1). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The etiologic agents reported from Chinese population include Nocardia brasiliensis, Nocardia asteroides, Nocardia otitidiscaviarum, Actinomadura madurae, Acremonium falciforme [afwgonline.com] asteroides (20.6%), Nocardia caviae (13.2%); Pseudoallescheria boydii (10.3%) is the common cause of eumycetoma. 18,19,22 The prevalence of mycetoma in China is quite low [afwgonline.com] Aspergillus Mycetoma The etiologic agents reported from Chinese population include Nocardia brasiliensis, Nocardia asteroides, Nocardia otitidiscaviarum, Actinomadura madurae, Acremonium falciforme [afwgonline.com] Actinomadura madurae (n = 11), Nocardia asteroids (n = 9), N. caviae (N. otitidiscaviarum) (n = 6), N. brasiliensis (n = 1), Nocardia spp. [scialert.net] asteroides (20.6%), Nocardia caviae (13.2%); Pseudoallescheria boydii (10.3%) is the common cause of eumycetoma. 18,19,22 The prevalence of mycetoma in China is quite low [afwgonline.com] Bovine Actinomycosis Pulmonary actinomycosis is often indistinguishable from pulmonary nocardiosis, which is caused by Nocardia asteroides(kinyoun stained) A. bovis, and Brucella abortus(more [quizlet.com] Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis The alveolar material promotes the growth in vitro of organisms such as Nocardia asteroides and secondary nocardiosis is a recognized complication. [histopathology-india.net] asteroides Histoplasma sp. systemic infections nocardiosis ( 9517865 ) lysinuric protein intolerance ( 8163273 ) dermatomyositis Imatinib treatment ( 14656624 ) dusts silicosis [humpath.com] asteroides ). [emedicine.medscape.com] Brain Abscess Other causes include: Nocardia asteroides, Mycobacterium, Fungi (e.g. [en.wikipedia.org] asteroides Candida albicans Listeria monocytogenes Mycobacterium sp Aspergillus fumigatus Both CT and MRI demonstrate similar features, although MRI has a greater ability [radiopaedia.org] […] older patients group B Streptococcus (GBS) and E. coli in neonates The immunocompromised patient is susceptible to a host of other organisms including 3 : Toxoplasma gondii Nocardia [radiopaedia.org] Right-Sided Endocarditis Nocardia Asteroides E Peptostraptococcus F. Staphylococcus Aureus G. Strptococcus galloyticus (formerly S Bovis) H. Streptococcus pneumoniae I. [quizlet.com] Vitreous Abscess Endogenous Nocardia asteroides subretinal abcess diagnosed by transvitreal fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Retina. 1989;9(2):118–21. [journalretinavitreous.biomedcentral.com] Endogenous Nocardia asteroids subretinal abscess diagnosed by transvitreal fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Retina 1989; 9 : 118–121. 9 Coll GE, Lewis H. [nature.com] Nocardia asteroides subretinal abscess in patient with acute myelogenous leukemia after allogeneic stem cell transplant. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2014;8(2):113–5. [journalretinavitreous.biomedcentral.com] Psoas Abscess We present a case of a patient with advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection who developed a disseminated infection due to Nocardia asteroides sensu stricto type VI [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Keywords: Nocardia asteroides ; Psoas abscess; HIV; AIDS. [scielo.br] Molecular study of persistence of Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia otitidiscaviarum strains in patients with long-term nocardiosis. J. Clin. [jcm.asm.org] Arcanobacterium Infection asteroides/Nocardia brasiliensis/Nocardia farcinica Nocardiosis Rhodococcus equi Corynebacterium diphtheriae Diphtheria Corynebacterium minutissimum Erythrasma Corynebacterium [scientiait.com] […] intracellulare/MAP MAI infection M. ulcerans Buruli ulcer M. haemophilum M. fortuitum M. chelonae M. abscessus R1:R2:R3:R4/RG: M. tuberculosis/M. bovisM. lepraeNontuberculous Nocardia [scientiait.com] Canaliculitis Nocardia asteroides canaliculitis: a case report of uncommon aetiology. Indian J Med Microbiol, 22 (2004), pp. 123-125 Copyright © 2017. [bjid.org.br] Other less common pathogens include Candida albicans, Nocardia asteroids, Aspergillus, HSV and VZV. [eyewiki.aao.org] asteroides.5 Patients usually undergo successful resolution of symptoms following surgery and topical antibiotics.3–5 Ophthalmic conditions reportedly misdiagnosed as lacrimal [bjid.org.br] Actinomycetales Infection Figure 2 Pure colonies of isolated species (A) Nocardia cyriacigeorgica, (B) Nocardia kruczakiae, (C) Nocardia flavorosea, (D) Nocardia asteroides, (E) Streptomyces griseus [nature.com] The infectious causes include bacteria such as community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,3Actinomyces or Nocardia asteroids,1,2 Rhodococcus equi,4Pseudomonas [elsevier.es] Nocardia transvalensis NRRL B-10637 and Nocardia asteroides ATCC 19247 were served as control strains and incubated for 96 h for acceptable growth exhibition. [nature.com] Cutaneous Nocardiosis Hosty: The identification of Nocardia asteroids and N. brasiliensis. Amer. Rev. resp. Dis. 84, 337 (1961). [link.springer.com] It is due to infection by a bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis. [en.wikipedia.org] N asteroides complex was later separated into Nocardia abscessus, Nocardia brevicatena-paucivorans complex, Nocardia nova complex, Nocardia transvalensis complex, Nocardia [emedicine.medscape.com] Actinomyces Israelii Nocardia asteroides canaliculitis: a case report of uncommon aetiology. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2004;22:123-5. [scielo.br] asteroides? [brainscape.com] Nocardia asteroides canaliculitis: a case report of uncommon aetiology. [scielo.br] Bronchopulmonary Sequestration We report the case of a young man in whom a sequestration with both intralobar and extralobar components was complicated by Nocardia asteroides infection. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Scrofuloderma asteroides / Nocardia brasiliensis Nocardiosis Rhodococcus equi Corynebacteriaceae Corynebacterium diphtheriae Diphtheria Corynebacterium minutissimum Erythrasma Corynebacterium [worldlibrary.org] Mycobacterium avium / Mycobacterium intracellulare / MAP MAI infection M. ulcerans Buruli ulcer M. haemophilum R4 / RG : M. fortuitum M. chelonae M. abscessus Nocardiaceae Nocardia [worldlibrary.org] Mycobacterium Phlei A comparison of Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia brasiliensis. J Gen Microbiol. 20:129–135. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] Gordon RE, Smith MM. 1953. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Chronic Endophthalmitis Chronic Nocardia asteroides endophthalmitis after extracapsular cataract extraction. Arch Ophthalmol 1993; 111 :837–40. 11 Runyon EH. [nature.com] asteroides. [touchophthalmology.com] […] organisms include S. epidermidis (and other coagulase-negative EVS ylococcus sp.), P. acnes, fungi (primarily Candida sp), anaerobic Streptococcus sp., Actinomyces sp. and Nocardia [touchophthalmology.com] Anaerobic Bacterial Infection Some Micrococcus species and Nocardia asteroides are obligate aerobes (ie, they must have oxygen to survive). [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com] Subcutaneous Abscess Nocardia asteroides pneumonia, subcutaneous abscess and meningitis without brain abscesses developed in a patient with advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, who had received corticosteroid [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Rhodococcus Equi Nocardiaceae Nocardia asteroides colonies Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Actinomycetota Class: Actinomycetia Order: Mycobacteriales Family: Nocardiaceae [en.wikipedia.org] Reference strains (Corynebacterium pseudodiphthericum IAL 0104, C. xerosis IAL 0105, Nocardia asteroides IAL 2125, N. brasiliensis IAL 2126, N. brevicatena IAL 2123, Rhodococcus [bjid.org.br] Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)[1] Type genus Nocardia Trevisan 1889 (Approved Lists 1980) Genera[2] Aldersonia Nouioui et al. 2018 Antrihabitans Lee et [en.wikipedia.org] Intracranial Abscess asteroides Candida albicans Listeria monocytogenes Mycobacterium sp Aspergillus fumigatus Both CT and MRI demonstrate similar features, although MRI has a greater ability [radiopaedia.org] Other causes include: Nocardia asteroides, Mycobacterium, Fungi (e.g. [en.wikipedia.org] Oktem IS, Akdemir H, Sumerkan B et al: Cerebellar abscess due to Nocardia asteroides. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1999; 141: 217-218. 43. [neurologyindia.com] Gram-Positive Septicemia L. acidophilus,L. brevis, L. buchneri, L. casei, L. fermentum, L. gallinarum, L. gasseri) > Nocardia species : 1] Nocardia asteroides 2] Nocardia brasiliensis > Propionibacterium [globalrph.com] Sclerosing Keratitis asteroides sclerokeratitis in a contact lens wearer. ( 12054371 ) Sridhar MS...Laibson PR 2002 26 Use of cyclosporin in the treatment of steroid resistant post-keratoplasty [malacards.org] […] mitomycin C. ( 16033367 ) Singh RP...McCluskey P 2005 24 Acanthamoeba sclerokeratitis: treatment with systemic immunosuppression. ( 12045063 ) Lee GA...Matheson MM 2002 25 Nocardia [malacards.org] Familial Enteropathy with Villous Edema and IgG2 Deficiency Phylogeny of the genus Nocardia based on reassessed 16S rRNA gene sequences reveals underspeciation and division of strains classified as Nocardia asteroides into three established [jmm.microbiologyresearch.org] Mastoiditis asteroides - Case report [3] Because acute otitis media (AOM) is the antecedent disease, the most common etiologic agent causing surgical mastoiditis is Streptococcus pneumoniae [emedicine.com] Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus pyogenes Moraxella catarrhalis Haemophilus influenzae Pseudomonas aeruginosa Mycobacterium species Aspergillus fumigatus and other fungi Nocardia [emedicine.com] Mycoplasma Infection We describe the case of a 21-year old woman who developed a rare zoonosis - hemotrophic mycoplasma infection in the initial stage of SLE, complicated with Nocardia asteroides [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Nocardia infection coincided with initiation of glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide therapy for SLE. After the treatment she recovered completely. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
