Nocardia cerradoensis was first isolated in 2003 in the El Cerrado region of Brazil; since then, only 2 human infections, in France and Spain, have been reported. We describe 3 autochthonous cases in residents of Spain during 2011 and 2014. Together these cases support the idea of an emerging global pathogenic microorganism.

Nocardia spp. are bacteria often implicated in pulmonary diseases and central nervous system infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. We report here the case of an immunocompromised woman presenting an insidious brain abcess initially treated as a cerebral stroke. Despite a cotrimoxazole and rifampicin treatment she did not improve. She died 3 month later after she stopped her trea...

Neurologic and psychologic complications are usually related to drug toxicity, infections or symptoms induced by deterioration of renal allograft function. Metabolic encephalopathy, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebrovascular events, and new-onset seizures have all been reported in organ-transplant recipients. Infections can be caused by listeria, cryptococcus, nocardia, aspergillus and mu...

Nocardia asteroides osteomyelitis has previously been described only in acutely ill patients. It may occur as an isolated event or part of the disease spectrum of disseminated nocardiosis. An 84 year old immune competent man with N. asteroides right tibial osteomyelitis had an unusual presentation, presumed mechanism of disease and outcome. His course affords an opportunity to review the litera...

cutaneous inoculation. Primary cutaneous nocardiosis is more common, with incidence rates ranging from 5% to 24% in various countries like India, UK, and Spain [10-12]. A major problem is correct identification, as clinical presentation is not peculiar as well as histological findings, suggestive of an infective process, but not able to detect the microorganisms, unless a tissue culture has bee...

We report the draft genome sequence of Nocardia seriolae strain N-2927 (NBRC 110360), isolated from cultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata. RAST annotation of the genome revealed 117 genes involved in the virulence, disease, and defense subsystem. Eleven of these genes were predicted as antibiotic resistance genes.

Rhodococcus equi (R. equi) is a microorganism that was first identified in horses. Afterward, it found to cause opportunistic infections immunosuppressed patients. It causes especially pulmonary immunocompromised patients while rarely diseases such as septic arthritis and soft tissue infections. important question epidemiological risk factors for the diagnosis of disease. Also, clinician-microb...