Clinical characteristics and outcome analysis of pulmonary nocardiosis in southern China: a two-center retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary nocardiosis (PN) is a rare and opportunistic infection. This study aimed to analyze clinical, radiological, and microbiological features, treatment and outcome of PN in southern china.

Methods

Clinical, laboratory, imaging, treatment and outcome data of PN patients at two tertiary hospitals from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2024 were collected. Factors associated with clinical outcomes were determined by multivariate logistic regression analysis.

Results

67 PN patients including 53 with clinical improvement and 14 with treatment failure were enrolled. Bronchiectasis was the most common respiratory disease in patients with PN (31.3%). The major symptoms of PN were cough (89.6%) and sputum (79.1%). Lung nodules, bronchiectasis, consolidation, pleu

SUBMITTER: Chen LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11441091 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature