Internal Medicine · 1998 · 14 citations · 10 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyAntimicrobial PharmacotherapyDiagnostic MicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyAntibiotic ResistanceBacterial InfectionsNosocomial InfectionsPulmonary InfectionsRespiratory InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsAntibiotic Resistance In Respiratory PathogensBacterial Respiratory InfectionDifferential Diagnosis CriteriaDrug Susceptibility AssaysMinocycline TherapyPhenotypic Drug Susceptibility TestingPulmonary NocardiosisRespiratory Bacterial Infections Treatment
We report a case of pulmonary Nocardia (N.) otitidiscaviarum infection in a 76-year-old man with chronic respiratory infection. The patient responded poorly to intravenous imipenem and oral minocycline, but later improved after treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Pulmonary infection with N. otitidiscaviarum should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic respiratory infections. Further studies are needed to evaluate the correlation between species and drug susceptibility.
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