Nocardia beijingensis outside of Asia

Persistent Nocardia beijingensis infection in a patient with postoperative abscess and misuse of antibiotics in China

“…Thus, cases of infection caused by N beijingensis might be underestimated. The species is also considered underreported due to the lack of gene sequencing performed outside Asia [9] . Since each species of Nocardia has different clinical features and mortality rates, and displays variable antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, accurate identification of Nocardia isolates at the species level is important for patient's diagnosis and treatment.…”

Efficient differentiation of Nocardia farcinica, Nocardia cyriacigeorgica and Nocardia beijingensis by high-resolution melting analysis using a novel locus

“…Nocardia farcinica and Nocardia cyriacigeorgica are the most common pathogens causing nocardiosis in various parts of the world [3][4][5]. Nocardia beijingensis is frequently isolated in China, Thailand and Japan; however, infections have also been observed outside of Asia in recent years [6][7][8]. The main clinical symptom of nocardiosis consists of lung abscesses, but other symptoms include brain abscesses, skin abscesses and even life-threating systemic disseminated diseases [9][10][11][12].…”