"Nocardia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria whose species are widely distributed and are abundant in soil. Some strains are pathogenic opportunists for humans and animals.
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D009615
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MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.537.550
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2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nocardia" by people in Profiles.
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Multiple abscesses in a renal transplant recipient. Kidney Int. 2019 08; 96(2):526.
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Pulmonary nocardiosis mimicking small cell lung cancer in ectopic ACTH syndrome associated with transformation of olfactory neuroblastoma: a case report. BMC Pulm Med. 2018 Aug 22; 18(1):142.
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Pulmonary co-infection with nocardia species and nontuberculous mycobacteria mimicking miliary tuberculosis in a patient with Crohn's disease under combined immunosuppressive therapy. Z Gastroenterol. 2018 06; 56(6):569-572.
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Evaluation of the Vitek MS v3.0 Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry System for Identification of Mycobacterium and Nocardia Species. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 06; 56(6).
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Clinical Assessment of a Nocardia PCR-Based Assay for Diagnosis of Nocardiosis. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 06; 56(6).
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Bacterial pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients. Respir Med. 2018 04; 137:89-94.
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Fulminant Nocardiosis Due to a Multidrug-Resistant Isolate in a 12-Year-Old Immunocompetent Child. Pediatrics. 2018 02; 141(2).
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The value of molecular techniques to diagnose Ureaplasma urealyticum and Nocardia farcinica pleuropneumonia in a patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Nov; 64:93-95.
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The cytopathology of Actinomyces, Nocardia, and their mimickers. Diagn Cytopathol. 2017 Dec; 45(12):1105-1115.
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Adjuvant interferon-gamma immunotherapy in a patient with progressive cerebral Nocardia abscesses. Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Jun; 59:25-28.