Literature DB >> 1498150

Nocardia otitidiscaviarum (caviae) infection in a heart transplant patient presented as having a thigh abscess (Madura thigh).

B P Simmons1, M S Gelfand, G D Roberts.   

Abstract

The first case of disseminated infection with Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a heart transplant patient is reported. The clinical spectrum and treatment of infections with N. otitidiscaviarum is discussed, including our patient's apparent response to imipenem/cilastatin.

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Year:  1992        PMID： 1498150

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Heart Lung Transplant        ISSN： 1053-2498            Impact factor:   10.247


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1.  Disseminated nocardiosis caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in an immunocompetent host: A case report and literature review.

Authors:  Yanwen Jiang; Aiben Huang; Qiuhong Fang
Journal:  Exp Ther Med       Date:  2016-09-28       Impact factor: 2.447

Review 2.  Nocardia species: host-parasite relationships.

Authors:  B L Beaman; L Beaman
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Rev       Date:  1994-04       Impact factor: 26.132
  2 in total

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