A CASE OF DISSEMINATED INFECTION WITHNocardia brasiliensisIN A LUNG TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT
作者:
Palmer1 Scott,
Kanj2 Souha,
Davis3 Robert,
Tapson1,4 Victor,
期刊:
Transplantation
(OVID Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 63,
issue 8
页码: 11891190-11891190
ISSN:0041-1337
年代: 1997
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Background.Infection withNocardiaspecies is an increasingly recognized complication of solid organ transplantation.Nocardia asteroidesaccounts for most transplant-related nocardiosis, whileNocardia brasiliensisrarely causes infection in organ transplant recipients.Methods.We describe a case of disseminated infection withN brasiliensisin a single-lung transplant recipient who also had concomitant infections with viral and fungal organisms.Results.Although the mortality rate is high in immunocompromised patients with disseminatedNocardiainfection, our patient responded favorably to prolonged antimicrobial therapy.Conclusions.This case illustrates thatN brasiliensis,likeN asteroides,produces pulmonary disease and dissemination in solid organ transplant recipients, and demonstrates the utility of prolonged treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole inNocardiainfections.
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