Nocardia farcinica isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of a child with cystic fibrosis

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007 Sep;26(9):858-9. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31805cdbff.

Abstract

Nocardia spp. can cause pulmonary infection, usually in the setting of immunosuppression or underlying lung disease. There have been a few reports of these organisms isolated from cystic fibrosis patients and, when recovered, the isolates were almost always Nocardia asteroides. We present the first reported case of a child with cystic fibrosis harboring Nocardia farcinica.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology*
  • Drug Combinations
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nocardia / isolation & purification*
  • Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
  • Nocardia Infections / microbiology
  • Sulfamethazine / administration & dosage
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trimethoprim / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Sulfamethazine
  • Trimethoprim