@article{ajidm2017522,
author={{Lutfor, Afzalunnessa Binte and Saha, Ritu and Deb, Arpita and Mahmud, Asif Mujtaba and Ali, Abu Ahmed Ashraf and Haque, Tasmin and Rahman, Sadia and Shorno, Nadia Sharmin and Arafat, Amina},
title={Detection of Nocardia from Chronic Skin and Lung Infections in Bangladeshi Patients},
journal={American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology},
volume={5},
number={2},
pages={80--86},
year={2017},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajidm/5/2/2},
issn={2328-4064},
abstract={Nocardiosis is an acute or chronic infectious disease that may occur in cutaneous, pulmonary and disseminated form in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent host. It may become potentially severe due to delayed diagnosis and incomplete or ineffective treatment. So the aim of the study was to isolate Nocardia spp. from suspected samples, mainly from chronic unhealed wounds and to identify appropriate antimicrobials by susceptibility testing in Bangladeshi patients. <b>Methods:</b> From January 2015-2017, 62 samples were collected which were studied for Nocardial identification and susceptibility testing.<b> Results</b>: Out of total 62 cases, 18 (29.03%) cases were Nocardia positive cases. Besides 6 Acinetobacter spp. and 2 Actinomyces spp. with other varied pathogens were isolated. Among 18 identified nocardiosis patients, majority (10) were post surgery cases, 6 suspected skin and glandular tuberculosis (TB) cases, one had breast sinus, and one was suspected pulmonary TB case. In terms of susceptibility of nocardial isolates, 100% were susceptible to linezolid, 88.9% to amikacin and 78% to trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole.},
doi={10.12691/ajidm-5-2-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}