Abstract
Nocardiosis is a rare but life-threatening opportunistic infection, especially in immune compromised patients, including kidney transplant recipients. Primary pulmonary infection is the most common clinical pattern, and can easily result in disseminated Nocardia infection if treatment therapy is not adequate at the beginning. In this article, we report a new case of disseminated nocardiosis (lungs, skin, and pericardium) after renal allograft transplantation. We also review the English literature published from 1980 to 2010 and analyze the clinical characteristics of nocardiosis in kidney transplant recipients.
© 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
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Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
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Lung Diseases / drug therapy
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Lung Diseases / microbiology
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Lung Diseases / pathology
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Male
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Nocardia / isolation & purification
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Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
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Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
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Nocardia Infections / microbiology
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Nocardia Infections / pathology
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Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
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Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
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Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
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Opportunistic Infections / pathology
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Pericardium / microbiology*
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Pericardium / pathology
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis*
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / pathology
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination