Disease or Syndrome
nocardia infection
Subclass of:
Actinomycetales Infections
Also called:
Nocardiosis; Nocardia
Definitions related to nocardia infections:
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(nocardiosis) A bacterial infection caused by members of the gram-positive bacilli genus Nocardia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(nocardiosis) Gram positive bacterial infection with bacteria of the genus Nocardia.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(nocardiosis) Nocardiosis is a local (skin, lung, brain) or disseminated (whole body) acute, subacute, or chronic bacterial infection.OrphaNetINSERM, 2021
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Infections with bacteria of the genus NOCARDIA.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Nocardiosis is an acute or chronic, often disseminated, suppurative or granulomatous infection caused by various aerobic soil saprophytes of the gram-positive bacilli genus Nocardia. Pneumonia is typical, but skin and central nervous system infections are common. Diagnosis is by culture and special stains. Treatment is usually with...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Nocardiosis is an acute, subacute, or chronic infectious disease that occurs in cutaneous, pulmonary, and disseminated forms. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis manifests as cutaneous infection (cellulitis or abscess), lymphocutaneous infection (sporotrichoid nocardiosis), or subcutaneous infection (actinomycetoma).WebMD, 2019
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Nocardiosis is a rare infectious disorder, that affects the brain, skin, and/or lungs. It occurs mainly in people with a weakened immune system but can affect anyone, and about one-third of infected people do not have any immune problems.. This condition usually starts in the lungs and can spread to other body organs. Affected...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Nocardiosis is a localized or disseminated infection caused by the actinomycete Nocardia species that usually affects immunocompromised patients. It has been reported more frequently in patients with deficient cell-mediated immunity, such as organ transplant recipients and AIDS patients. Clinical presentation can be acute, subacute, or,...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Nocardiosis, chronic systemic bacterial disease of humans and many other animals originating in the respiratory tract and disseminated by way of the blood to other organs, especially the brain. It is caused either by introduction into the skin or by inhalation of Nocardia asteroides, a normal...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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