Abstract
Nocardia transvalensis is a rare species of Nocardia and is known to be a drug-resistant organism. Multiple cases have been reported of Nocardia species causing opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. To our knowledge, we report the first case of successfully treated drug-resistant Nocardia transvalensis causing pulmonary nocardiosis in a renal transplant patient. Our case validates the importance of prompt identification of Nocardia species and their drug sensitivities to improve clinical outcomes and reduce mortality.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
Volume | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Nocardia
- Nocardia transvalensis
- disseminated nocardiosis
- immunocompromised
- kidney transplant
- linezolid
- multidrug-resistant Nocardia transvalensis
- pulmonary nocardiosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Safety Research