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Nocardia Infections/microbiology , Nocardia/isolation & purification , Pneumonia, Bacterial/microbiology , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/adverse effects , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Aged , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Immunosuppressive Agents/adverse effects , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Male , Nocardia/classification , Polymyalgia Rheumatica/complications , Species SpecificitySubject(s)
Granulomatous Disease, Chronic/complications , Nocardia Infections/complications , Nocardia asteroides/classification , Nocardia/classification , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Granulomatous Disease, Chronic/microbiology , Humans , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Nocardia/drug effects , Nocardia/genetics , Nocardia Infections/microbiology , Nocardia asteroides/drug effects , Nocardia asteroides/genetics , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthSubject(s)
Laryngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Laryngeal/diagnosis , Adult , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Aeromonas/isolation & purification , Bacteremia/microbiology , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Agricultural Workers' Diseases/microbiology , Bacteremia/complications , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/complications , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/complications , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic/complications , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , Actinomycetales Infections/drug therapy , Drug Therapy, Combination/therapeutic use , Pneumonia, Bacterial/drug therapy , Rhodococcus equi , Adult , Ciprofloxacin/therapeutic use , Clarithromycin/therapeutic use , Drug Resistance, Microbial , Drug Resistance, Multiple , Erythromycin/therapeutic use , Gentamicins/therapeutic use , Humans , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Pneumonia, Bacterial/microbiology , Rhodococcus equi/drug effects , Rhodococcus equi/isolation & purification , Rifampin/therapeutic use , Vancomycin/therapeutic useABSTRACT
A PCR assay for the diagnosis of infection produced by Candida sp. was developed. The primers, designated 520 and 522, were selected from highly-conserved areas of the small subunit (ssu) 18S rRNA gene of Candida spp. To check the value of the results a Candida albicans oligonucleotide probe, digoxigenin-labeled, and a general Candida probe were used in hybridization experiments with the amplified products. We were able to detect a Candida- specific fragment of 1800 bp from different clinical samples. The procedure described could provide an interesting complement to present diagnostic methods of detecting Candida sp in clinical samples.
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Maxillary Sinusitis/etiology , Nocardia Infections/etiology , Nocardia/pathogenicity , Adult , CD4 Lymphocyte Count , Drug Resistance, Microbial , Female , Humans , Immunocompetence , Maxillary Sinusitis/drug therapy , Maxillary Sinusitis/microbiology , Nocardia/classification , Nocardia/drug effects , Nocardia Infections/drug therapy , Nocardia Infections/microbiologySubject(s)
Antitubercular Agents/pharmacology , Drug Resistance, Microbial , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/drug effects , Tuberculosis/microbiology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use , Drug Resistance, Multiple , Female , HIV Seropositivity/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Middle Aged , Spain/epidemiology , Tuberculosis/drug therapy , Tuberculosis/epidemiologyABSTRACT
Serratia rubidaea biotype 1 was isolated from the bile and blood of a patient with a bile tract carcinoma obstructing the common bile duct and who underwent invasive procedures. The infection was cleared after adequate treatment with antibiotics.