ABSTRACT
Pleural involvement in nocardiosis is rarely documented in India. We report two cases of pleural nocardiosis. In both the cases, the aetiologic agent was isolated from pleural fluid and was later identified as Nocardia asteroides in one case and as Nocardia brasiliensis in the second case. The former case of pyopneumothorax died before the diagnosis was made and the latter with pleural effusion showed excellent response to six months of therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
ABSTRACT
One hundred strains of Enterococci obtained from various clinical specimens over a period of six months were speciated of which 56 were E. faecalis and 44 were E. faecium. Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern showed 90% of them were resistant to penicillin and 20% of them were resistant to vancomycin. Comparative evaluation of Beta-lactamase production by iodometric method and cloverleaf method showed that the latter was cost effective and easy to perform for routine use.