Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis as an emerging cause of opportunistic infection after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Feb;48(2):656-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01244-09. Epub 2009 Nov 25.

Abstract

We report the case of a 55-year-old man who exhibited a nodular pneumonia 4 months after an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Culture of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis. This recently described carbapenem-resistant species should be included in the differential diagnosis of fungal infection in this setting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Middle Aged
  • Nocardia / isolation & purification*
  • Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Nocardia Infections / microbiology
  • Nocardia Infections / pathology
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Opportunistic Infections / pathology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / pathology
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems