Disseminated Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum in a Patient with AIDS
A case of disseminated infection due to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum is described in a Caucasian man infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. The patient presented with no previous AIDS-defining conditions, a CD4 lymphocyte count of 206 cells/mm3 and enlarging intra-abdominal and chest wall absc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1997-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/305246 |
| Summary: | A case of disseminated infection due to Nocardia otitidiscaviarum is described in a Caucasian man infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. The patient presented with no previous AIDS-defining conditions, a CD4 lymphocyte count of 206 cells/mm3 and enlarging intra-abdominal and chest wall abscesses with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. Aggressive surgical debridement and antimicrobial therapy with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and amikacin resulted in clinical cure. Long term suppressive therapy was needed to prevent relapse. |
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| ISSN: | 1180-2332 |