Background. Risk factors for Nocardia infection in organ transplant recipients have not been formally assessed in the current era of transplantation. Methods. We performed a matched case-control study ...

Immunodeficient or iatrogenically immunosuppressed patients are at increased risk of infection by unusual micro-organisms and these may involve the eye. An illustrative case of sub-retinal abscess is ...

It's a pervasive bacterium found in soil and water that rarely causes disease, but a new national review of nocardia infection in people who have had a kidney transplant shows that when it occurs it ...

In a recent case report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers reported a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 11, 2021) – It’s a pervasive bacterium found in soil and water that rarely causes disease, but a new national review of nocardia infection in people who have had a kidney transplant ...

Nocardia farcinica, the etiologic agent of bovine farcy, is microbiologically related to but distinct from Nocardia asteroides. N. farcinica is noted for its propensity to cause serious systemic ...

The aerobic actinomycetes are a distinct group of microorganisms initially classified as fungi since they grow as branching filaments and morphologically resemble these organisms. Their taxonomy was ...

Gram-negative bacteria are ubiquitous in the environment. P aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens, Proteus rettgeri, and E cloacae are the 4 most common gram-negative organisms implicated in infection in ...

Results from the world's first double-blind, randomized clinical trial to find a treatment for the fungal form of a chronic disabling disease called mycetoma have demonstrated that a new oral ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) single-strength twice-weekly provides effective prophylaxis for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) in abdominal organ transplant recipients but ...