Possible Causes for nocardia asteroides Nocardiosis Nocardia infection in humans is mainly due to Nocardia asteroides within the United States. [healthhype.com] Diagnosis was finally reached by the growth of Nocardia asteroides in two different blood culture sets. Nocardia bacteraemia is a rare clinical event. [link.springer.com] N asteroides complex was later separated into Nocardia abscessus, Nocardia brevicatena-paucivorans complex, Nocardia nova complex, Nocardia transvalensis complex, Nocardia [emedicine.medscape.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] Pulmonary Nocardiosis Nocardia asteroids causing pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball. [atmph.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] We describe a case report of a patient with culture positive Nocardia asteroides who presented with complaints of cough and expectoration with episodes of haemoptysis and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] 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] Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis asteroides ). [emedicine.com] The alveolar material promotes the growth in vitro of organisms such as Nocardia asteroides and secondary nocardiosis is a recognized complication. [histopathology-india.net] […] 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] 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] […] and Nocardia asteroides. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] The etiologic agents reported from Chinese population include Nocardia brasiliensis, Nocardia asteroides, Nocardia otitidiscaviarum, Actinomadura madurae, Acremonium falciforme [afwgonline.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] Acute Bronchitis Nocardia asteroides[14] Fungal Blastomyces dermatitidis Histoplasma capsulatum[15] Coccidioides immitis[16] Candida albicans Candida glabrata Viral Mumps Mumps vaccine Cytomegalovirus [onlinelibrary.wiley.com] Aspergillus Mycetoma The etiologic agents reported from Chinese population include Nocardia brasiliensis, Nocardia asteroides, Nocardia otitidiscaviarum, Actinomadura madurae, Acremonium falciforme [afwgonline.com] In one of our patient observed mix infection due to Pseudallescheria boydii [Figure 9] and Nocardia asteroides in palm of hand. [e-ijd.org] 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] 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] 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] 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] Keratitis To describe the novel use of femtosecond laser technology for therapeutic resection of infectious foci in a case of multidrug-resistant Nocardia asteroides keratitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Nocardia asteroides keratitis. Br J Ophthalmol. 1979 Jun. 63(6):449-54. [Medline]. Hirst LW, Smiddy WE, Stark WJ. Corneal perforations. [emedicine.medscape.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. Microbiol. 35 : 1157 -1160. [jcm.asm.org] 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] Corneal Ulcer Nocardia asteroides is a rare cause of keratitis usually associated with trauma. [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] Actinomyces sp. and Nocardia asteroides. P. acnes endophthalmitis is usually a delayed-onset infection. [touchophthalmology.com] Right Heart Endocarditis Nocardia Asteroides E Peptostraptococcus F. Staphylococcus Aureus G. Strptococcus galloyticus (formerly S Bovis) H. Streptococcus pneumoniae I. [quizlet.com] Nasal Vestibulitis Susceptibility of Nocardia asteroides to various antibiotics, including newer beta-lactams, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amikacin, and N-formimidoyl thienamycin.. [jmm.microbiologyresearch.org] 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] 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] 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] Anaerobic Bacterial Infection Some Micrococcus species and Nocardia asteroides are obligate aerobes (ie, they must have oxygen to survive). [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com] Peritonsillar Abscess A 22-year-old man with recurrent pharyngitis developed a peritonsillar abscess from which aspirated material yielded a pure culture of Nocardia asteroides. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Although unusual, Nocardia species should be considered and microbiological specimens should be handled appropriately in pharyngeal abscesses that respond poorly to conventional [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Orbital Cellulitis To evaluate the use of subtenon amikacin injection for the treatment of Nocardia asteroides orbital cellulitis in a patient with a history of scleral buckle surgery. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] 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] Pseudomonas Structure d'un peptidolipide isole de Nocardia asteroides, la peptidolipine NA. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism 1966, 125 (1), 75-91. [pubs.acs.org] 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] Hydropneumothorax A case of hydropneumothorax due to Nocardia asteroides in a patient with diabetes mellitus is reported. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Pseudomonas Aeruginosa asteroides, Micrococcus luteus, M. lylae, Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus, Aspergillus niger, A. versicolor, A. flavus, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium redolens, Fusarium [doi.org] […] halodenitrificans, B. mycoides, B. pumilus, B. sphaericus, B. thuringiensis, Arthrobacter paraffineus, A. viscosus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Microbacterium paraoxydans, Nocardia [doi.org]
