First Case of Nocardia wallacei From India: A Case Report and Literature Review.

ABSTRACT: Nocardia is a type of bacteria that can cause infections in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. It is an obligate aerobe and is commonly found in the environment. Pulmonary nocardiosis may present as pneumonia, endobronchial inflammatory masses, lung abscess, and cavitary disease with contiguous extension, leading to effusion and empyema. We present a case of pulmonary nocardiosis in a 75-year-old male patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The patient presented with bilateral pneumonia and hypoxia with an oxygen saturation of 85%. Sputum samples were sent to the microbiology laboratory for testing. Acid-fast staining with 1% H₂SO₄ showed acid-fast branching filamentous rods, but Nocardia could not be isolated in culture. The sample was sub

SUBMITTER: Ranjan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10896460 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature