TY - JOUR A2 - Bush, Larry M. AU - Manoharan, Harish AU - Selvarajan, Sribal AU - Sridharan, K. S. AU - Sekar, Uma PY - 2019 DA - 2019/10/01 TI - Pulmonary Infections Caused by Emerging Pathogenic Species of Nocardia SP - 5184386 VL - 2019 AB - Pulmonary infections are the most common clinical manifestations of Nocardia species. There is an increase in cases of nocardial infections occurring worldwide attributable to the increase in the immunosuppressed population. The availability of molecular methods has aided the detection of more number of cases as well as unusual species. Still, it remains one of the most underdiagnosed pathogens. Recognition of drug resistance in this organism has now mandated early and precise identification with speciation for effective treatment and management. Nocardial species identity can predict antimicrobial susceptibility and guide clinical management. Here, we report two cases of pulmonary nocardiosis caused by unusual species of Nocardia, namely, N. cyriacigeorgica and N. beijingensis identified by 16S rRNA gene-based sequencing. These cases are being reported for their rarity. SN - 2090-6625 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5184386 DO - 10.1155/2019/5184386 JF - Case Reports in Infectious Diseases PB - Hindawi KW - ER -