RT Book, Section
A1 Maxwell, Daniel N.
A1 Arasaratnam, Reuben J.
A1 Restrepo, Alejandro
A1 Babu, Tara M.
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Antin-Ozerkis, Danielle E.
A2 Dela Cruz, Charles S.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Kotton, Camille Nelson
A2 Pack, Allan I.
SR Print(0)
ID 1195016567
T1 Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis
T2 Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 6e
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260473988
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195016567
RD 2024/04/16
AB Nocardia,  a  Gram-positive,  filamentous  bacteria,  causes  the  rare  infection  known  as  nocardiosis  and  belongs  to  the  Nocardia  genus  in  the  actinomycetes  group.  Ubiquitous  in  nature,  Nocardia  spp.  are  found  worldwide  in  soil,  water,  and  vegetation.1  Actinomycosis  is  an  indolent  infection  caused  by  anaerobic  or  microaerophilic  bacteria  primarily  belonging  to  the  genus  Actinomyces.  Each  is  discussed  in  detail  below.