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Pathogenic Nocardia amamiensis infection: A rare case report and literature review
Jing Zhang1, Yingwei Zhu1, Yuxia Sun1
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, and College of Clinical Medicine of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Background:
To date, only six cases of Nocardia amamiensis infection have been reported, including two ocular cases, three pulmonary cases, and one disseminated case. However, no Nocardia amamiensis pulmonary infection cases have been reported in immunocompetent patients without structural pulmonary disease. This study describes a rare case and provides a detailed review of all previous cases.
Methods:
A pulmonary infection caused by Nocardia amamiensis in a 64-year-old man with low-grade fever, night sweats, and weight loss was reported. All previously reported cases of Nocardia amamiensis infection were searched and reviewed.
Results:
The pathogen was identified as Nocardia amamiensis using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) mNGS, and the current case was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (ST) monotherapy. mNGS and 16S rRNA PCR are standard tests to identify Nocardia.Conclusion: mNGS has high diagnostic performance for Nocardia amamiensis. Further studies are needed to clarify the clinical characteristics and explore more effective treatment protocols for this rare pathogen.
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