Case Series

Incidental Finding of Nocardia: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Centre in Uttarakhand

Table 1

Clinical and microbiological data of patients.

AgeSexPresenting complaintsUnderlying diseaseKOHTreatmentOutcome

64MaleFever × 5 DCOPDPositiveInj Imipenem + CilastatinLAMA
Productive cough × 5 D
Dyspnoea × 3 D

78MaleFever × 10 DType II DMPositiveInj Imipenem–Inj AmikacinDied
Productive cough × 10 D

47FemaleProductive cough × 11 MCa lungPositiveTab Cotrimoxazole + Inj Linezolid/Inj Imipenem CilastatinDied
Weight loss × 4 M
Dyspnoea × 1 M

62FemaleDyspnoea × 10 YType II DMPositiveTab CotrimoxazoleSurvived
Productive cough × 4 D
Pedal oedema × 4 D