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Abstract : |
Infections caused by Nocardia species have being reporting frequently in recent years. Nocardiosis usually occurs in patients who have either impaired local pulmonary defenses or systemic immuno-suppression. A 57 years old male patient with hemoptysis admitted to our hospital. Bronchoalveolar lavage and sputum specimen examined for mycobacteriae. BAL and sputum samples taken from the patient, the causal agent of this event isolated and determined as Nocardia transvalensis. An antimicrobial therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SXT) 4 g/day started. At the end of the treatment clinic, radiologic and bacteriologic cure observed. This is the first report of pulmonary N. transvalensis infection from Turkey. , Infections caused by Nocardia species have being reporting frequently in recent years. Nocardiosis usually occurs in patients who have either impaired local pulmonary defenses or systemic immuno-suppression. A 57 years old male patient with hemoptysis admitted to our hospital. Bronchoalveolar lavage and sputum specimen examined for mycobacteriae. BAL and sputum samples taken from the patient, the causal agent of this event isolated and determined as Nocardia transvalensis. An antimicrobial therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SXT) 4 g/day started. At the end of the treatment clinic, radiologic and bacteriologic cure observed. This is the first report of pulmonary N. transvalensis infection from Turkey., |
