Nocardia Asteroides: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Nocardia Asteroides

Nocardiosis

N asteroides complex was later separated into Nocardia abscessus, Nocardia brevicatena-paucivorans complex, Nocardia nova complex, Nocardia transvalensis complex, Nocardia [emedicine.medscape.com]

[…] farcinica, Nocardia asteroides sensu stricto, and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica ; however, use of the term " N asteroides complex" is currently outdated because of the heterogenous [emedicine.medscape.com]

The taxonomy has been challenging and likely remains in evolution. [1, 2] Most human infections are due to members of the formerly called Nocardia asteroides complex. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Pulmonary Nocardiosis

Nocardia asteroides was isolated from a surgical specimen culture. [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]

Nocardia asteroids causing pulmonary nocardiosis presenting as fungal ball. [atmph.org]

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

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]

Nocardia asteroides complex is a rare human pathogen chiefly affecting immunosuppressed patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

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]

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

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]

Right-Sided Endocarditis

Nocardia Asteroides E Peptostraptococcus F. Staphylococcus Aureus G. Strptococcus galloyticus (formerly S Bovis) H. Streptococcus pneumoniae I. [quizlet.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]

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]

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]

Anaerobic Bacterial Infection

Some Micrococcus species and Nocardia asteroides are obligate aerobes (ie, they must have oxygen to survive). [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

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]

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]

Cutaneous Nocardiosis

It is due to infection by a bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis. [en.wikipedia.org]

Chemotherapy for Nocardia Asteroides Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 115, Issue 4, Pages 330–332 ". ^ "Dermatologic Manifestations [en.wikipedia.org]

ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1. ^ "Nocardia Endocarditis in a Native Mitral Valve Revista Espanola de Cardiologia Volume 57, Issue 8, August 2004, Pages 787–788". ^ "Successful Antimicrobial [en.wikipedia.org]

Actinomyces Israelii

asteroides? [brainscape.com]

Nocardia asteroides canaliculitis: a case report of uncommon aetiology. [scielo.br]

They are gram-positive, but some (such as Nocardia asteroides ) are also weakly acid-fast rods ( Table 22–1 ). FIGURE 22–1 Nocardia asteroides —Gram stain. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Rhodococcus Equi

Nocardiaceae Nocardia asteroides colonies Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Actinobacteria Class: Actinobacteria Order: Actinomycetales Suborder: Corynebacterineae [en.wikipedia.org]

Family: Nocardiaceae Garrity et al. 2001 Genera Nocardia Rhodococcus Smaragdicoccus Micropolyspora (now defunct) The Nocardiaceae are a family of aerobic, non-fastidious, [en.wikipedia.org]

Nasal Vestibulitis

Susceptibility of Nocardia asteroides to various antibiotics, including newer beta-lactams, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amikacin, and N-formimidoyl thienamycin.. [jmm.microbiologyresearch.org]

Mediastinal Abscess

The most common pathogenic strain is Nocardia asteroides complex. [jcor.in]

Tissue cultures and subsequent polymerase chain reaction assay identified Nocardia asteroides. [mdedge.com]

Rare case of Nocardia asteroides pericarditis in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient. [jcor.in]

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]

Diphtheritic Neuropathy

asteroides / Nocardia brasiliensis ( Nocardiosis ) · Rhodococcus equi Corynebacteriaceae Corynebacterium diphtheriae ( Diphtheria ) · Corynebacterium minutissimum ( Erythrasma [dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr]

gordonae R3 : M. avium complex ( MAA, MAP, MAI, Lady Windermere syndrome ) · M. ulcerans ( Buruli ulcer ) · M. haemophilum R4 : M. fortuitum · M. chelonae Nocardiaceae Nocardia [dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr]