Nocardia infection in kidney transplant recipients: case report and analysis of 66 published cases

Transpl Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;13(4):385-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00607.x.

Abstract

Nocardiosis is a rare but life-threatening opportunistic infection, especially in immune compromised patients, including kidney transplant recipients. Primary pulmonary infection is the most common clinical pattern, and can easily result in disseminated Nocardia infection if treatment therapy is not adequate at the beginning. In this article, we report a new case of disseminated nocardiosis (lungs, skin, and pericardium) after renal allograft transplantation. We also review the English literature published from 1980 to 2010 and analyze the clinical characteristics of nocardiosis in kidney transplant recipients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases / drug therapy
  • Lung Diseases / microbiology
  • Lung Diseases / pathology
  • Male
  • Nocardia / isolation & purification
  • Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
  • Nocardia Infections / microbiology
  • Nocardia Infections / pathology
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Opportunistic Infections / pathology
  • Pericardium / microbiology*
  • Pericardium / pathology
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / pathology
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination