Case Report
Pulmonary Nocardiosis in the Immunocompetent Host: Case Series
Table 2
Patient demographics, predisposing condition, and treatment course.
| | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 |
| Age (years) | 73 | 69 | 79 | 78 |
| Sex | Female | Female | Female | Female |
| Predisposing condition | COPD and concurrent steroid use | Bronchiectasis | COPD and MAC colonization with bronchiectasis | MAC colonization |
| Pathogen | Nocardia cyriacigeorgica | Nocardia cyriacigeorgica | Nocardia cyriacigeorgica | Nocardia nova |
| Treatment | Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole | Inhaled Tobramycin and oral Linezolid | Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole | Observation |
| Duration | 6 months | 8 weeks | 11 months | Continued observation |
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COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MAC: Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex.
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