Clinical characteristics and therapy of 10 Nocardia infection cases
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2017.05.013
- VernacularTitle:10例奴卡菌感染病例的临床特点及治疗
- Author:
Yuchao XIA
;
Xuan YANG
;
Lifang BAN
;
Liucun SONG
;
Dongmei RAN
- Keywords:
Nocardia;
infection;
clinical characteristic;
therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2017;16(5):453-457
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics and therapy of Nocardia infection, and provide reference for clinical practice.Methods Patients with positive specimen culture of Nocardia from May 2014 to June 2016 were surveyed retrospectively, the body status, clinical features, therapeutic regimen, and prognosis were analyzed.Results A total of 10 cases of Nocardia infection were surveyed, there were 7 males and 3 females;average age was (49.90+13.75) years old.Nocardia infection occurred mostly in population with impaired immune status or underlying diseases, the main infection site was lung, compound sulfamethoxazole was the first choice drug for treatment of infection, amikacin, imipenem/cilastatin and so on were alternative choice according to disease condition, 8 patients all improved after therapy.Conclusion The diagnosis made on the basis of microbiological examination, imaging, and pathological examination, combined with comprehensive judgment according to risk factors of Nocardia infection, patient can be treated timely and rationally, and the prognosis is better.
