May 2, 2024 · Overview Nocardiosis is a disease caused by bacteria found in soil. It can affect the lungs, brain, and skin. While the disease can be treated with commonly available antibiotics, it can …

Mar 4, 2025 · What Is Nocardiosis? Nocardiosis is a bacterial infection you can get in your lungs, skin and brain. You get it from breathing in Nocardia bacteria or getting it in your skin. Nocardiosis is rare, …

Jul 15, 2025 · Nocardiosis is a rare bacterial infection from soil/water affecting lungs, brain, or skin. Learn more about its symptoms, causes, risks, diagnosis & treatment options.

Nocardiosis is an acute or chronic, often disseminated, suppurative or granulomatous infection caused by various aerobic soil saprophytes of the gram-positive bacilli genus Nocardia.

Nov 10, 2024 · In otherwise healthy people, it may occur as a local infection. But in people with weakened immune systems, it may spread throughout the body. Nocardia infection is caused by a …

Nocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or the whole body (systemic nocardiosis). It is due to infection by a bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly …

Nocardia bacteria are able to cause localized or systemic disease in humans and animals. The nocardia bacteria are found in soil around the world. People contract this disease by either inhaling …

Sep 24, 2025 · Two clinically important characteristics of nocardiosis are its ability to disseminate to virtually any organ, particularly the central nervous system (CNS), and to progress or relapse despite …

Aug 13, 2024 · Nocardiosis is a rare infection caused by the Nocardia asteroides bacterium. This type of bacteria can be found in the soil and water of regions around the world. People may become infected...

Dec 30, 2015 · Nocardiosis is an infectious disease caused by various aerobic soil saprophytes of the gram-positive bacilli genus Nocardia. [1, 2] It can present as acute, subacute, or chronic infections,...