Bacteremic pneumonia caused by Nocardia veterana in an HIV-infected patient
Journal
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
6
Pages
e430-e432
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Abstract
Disseminated Nocardia veterana infection has rarely been reported. We describe the first reported case of N. veterana bacteremic pneumonia in an HIV-infected patient. The isolate was confirmed by 16S rRNA sequencing analysis. The patient initially responded well to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment (minimum inhibitory concentration 0.25 μg/ml), but died of ventilator-associated pneumonia. ? 2011 International Society for Infectious Diseases.
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Other Subjects
clarithromycin; cotrimoxazole; imipenem; moxifloxacin; RNA 16S; abnormal respiratory sound; Acinetobacter baumannii; adult; article; bacterial pneumonia; blood culture; body weight; case report; coughing; death; dyspnea; hemoptysis; human; Human immunodeficiency virus infected patient; information processing; lung biopsy; lung infiltrate; male; Nocardia; Nocardia veterana; nocardiosis; nucleotide sequence; oxygenation; pathology; physical examination; pneumococcal infection; Pneumocystis pneumonia; respiratory failure; sequence analysis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; thorax radiography; ventilator associated pneumonia; Adult; AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Bacteremia; DNA, Bacterial; DNA, Ribosomal; Fatal Outcome; HIV Infections; Humans; Male; Nocardia; Nocardia Infections; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Sequence Analysis, DNA
Type
journal article