RRC ID 928
著者 Koibuchi T, Takahashi T, Nakamura T, Suzuki M, Minamoto F, Oyaizu N, Yazawa K, Mikami Y, Iwamoto A.
タイトル The first isolation of Nocardia nova from an HIV-1 infected individual in Japan.
ジャーナル J Infect Chemother
Abstract Nocardia species are opportunistic pathogens of immunocompromised patients. We report a case of Nocardia nova infection complicating Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in an HIV-1 infected individual. A 27-year-old man with hemophilia A was admitted on October 17, 2000, with fever and dyspnea. CD4 cell counts were 5/microl on admission. Prophylaxis against PCP was administered by inhalation of pentamidine isethionate because he was allergic to sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMZ-TMP). He was diagnosed with PCP from chest X-ray and bronchoalveolar lavage. The sputum obtained for culture on admission was positive for Gram-positive branching rods; the organism was later identified as Nocardia nova. He died from respiratory failure on November 7, 2000. Although PCP might be a principal factor in respiratory failure, this case shows the need to consider pulmonary nocardiosis as a cause of respiratory illness in patients with advanced HIV-1 infection.
巻・号 8(4)
ページ 358-60
公開日 2002-12-1
DOI 10.1007/s10156-002-0189-3
PII S1341-321X(02)71186-0
PMID 12525899
MeSH Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / microbiology* Adult HIV-1* Humans Male Nocardia / isolation & purification* Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use
IF 1.722
リソース情報
病原微生物 IFM 10022