Pulmonary nocardiosis in heart transplant recipients: treatment and outcome

Changing trends in infectious disease in heart transplantation

“…32 TMP-SMX has also been effective in reducing the incidence of Nocardia, toxoplasmosis, Listeria, and bacterial infections. 33,34 The incidence of toxoplasmosis has de- The last cohort was followed up for an average of 4.5 years. b A significant trend was present (p Ͻ 0.01).…”

Nocardia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

“…(2). The frequency of nocardial infections in solid organ transplant recipients varies between 0.7% and 3.5%, and in the past these infections were mostly reported in heart, kidney and liver transplant recipients, and less frequently in lung transplantation (11)(12)(13) (19). Although nocardial infection in transplant recipients usually develops within the first year posttransplant (13,20) (29).…”

Lung Diseases - Selected State of the Art Reviews

“…It rarely occurs in the first month and may range from 1 to 28 years . The greatest risk is within the first year (Peleg et al, 2007a, Clark, 2009, but later cases have also been described (Peraira et al, 2003, Oszoyoglu et al, 2007. Pulmonary presentation is the most common, with subacute and insidious pneumonia.…”