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Nocardia cyriacigeorgica septicemia.

ABSTRACT: We report two cases of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica septicemia and disseminated infection in the setting of profound immunodeficiency. In both instances, diagnosis was rapidly facilitated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of blood culture isolates. These constitute the first confirmed reports of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica bloodstream infection in humans.

SUBMITTER: Elsayed S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1351930 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nocardia cyriacigeorgica septicemia.

Elsayed Sameer S Kealey Angela A Coffin Carla S CS Read Ron R Megran David D Zhang Kunyan K

Journal of clinical microbiology 20060101 1

We report two cases of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica septicemia and disseminated infection in the setting of profound immunodeficiency. In both instances, diagnosis was rapidly facilitated by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of blood culture isolates. These constitute the first confirmed reports of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica bloodstream infection in humans. ...[more]

PMID: 16390991

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