Isolation of a rare nocardia wallacei from an HIV-positive patient with pulmonary infection in southern Saudi Arabia
Saudi Medical Journal. 2013; 34 (6): 644-647
in English
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ABSTRACT
This study aimed to clarify the taxonomic position of an actinomycete isolated from an HIV-positive male patient with pulmonary complications in Asir, southern region of Saudi Arabia. The strain was found to have phenotypic properties typical of nocardiae and 16S rRNA gene analysis clustered the isolate with Nocardia wallacei [accession KC677696] in the phylogenetic branch of the amikacin resistance Nocardia transvalensis complex. We consider that nocardiosis is usually missed or misdiagnosed clinically and recognition of these bacteria based on phenotypic tests is strenuous, but definitive identification is attainable by molecular methods:
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
HIV Infections
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HIV
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Infections
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Lung
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Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Med. J.
Year:
2013
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