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First Report of the Isolation of Nocardia Thailandica From the Bronchoalveolar Lavage of a Patient in Iran Pubmed



Bourbour S1 ; Keikha M2 ; Faghri J2
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Source: Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Published:2018


Abstract

Nocardiae are Gram-positive, filamentous, aerobic, relatively slow-growing, and weakly acid-fast bacteria which cause nocardiosis in humans. We describe a 53-year-old patient with chronic bronchitis referred to Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan. A bronchial washing sample was taken from the patient. A Nocardia-like microorganism was detected in microscopic evaluation. Based on the phenotypic and 16S rRNA gene sequencing, the isolate was identified as Nocardia thailandica. The patient was treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and linezolid. This is the first report of the isolation of Nocardia thailandica from Iran. © 2018, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
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