Nocardiosis
It is a
communicable infection affecting moreover the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or
the entire body (systemic nocardiosis). It is due to contagion by bacterium of
the genus Myocardia, most usually Myocardia brasiliensis or Nocardia asteroids.
Symptoms
Produces a
virulent form of pneumonia (progressive), fever, night sweats cough, chest
pain.Pulmonary nocardiosis is sub acute in commencement and headstrong to typicalant
biotherapy, symptoms are plainer in immuno compromised individuals, and
radiologic studies show multiple pulmonary infiltrates with tendency to central
necrosis.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
may be hard.
Treatment
Nocardiosis needs
at least 6 months of cure, rather with sulfamethoxazole /trimethoprim or high amounts
of sulfonamides.
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