"Nocardia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria whose species are widely distributed and are abundant in soil. Some strains are pathogenic opportunists for humans and animals.
| Descriptor ID |
D009615
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.537.550
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nocardia" by people in Profiles.
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Lim MY, Alker AP, Califano S, Trembath DG, Alby K, Gilligan PH, Jamieson K, Serody JS, Shea TC. Concurrent Disseminated Nocardiosis and GI Mucormycosis in a Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipient. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Apr 01; 34(10):e84-6.
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Chavez TT, Fraser SL, Kassop D, Bowden LP, Skidmore PJ. Disseminated nocardia cyriacigeorgica presenting as right lung abscess and skin nodule. Mil Med. 2011 May; 176(5):586-8.
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Antonovich DD, Berke A, Grant-Kels JM, Fung M. Infectious eccrine hidradenitis caused by Nocardia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 Feb; 50(2):315-8.
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Conville PS, Brown JM, Steigerwalt AG, Lee JW, Byrer DE, Anderson VL, Dorman SE, Holland SM, Cahill B, Carroll KC, Witebsky FG. Nocardia veterana as a pathogen in North American patients. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jun; 41(6):2560-8.
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Nolte FS. Use of selective buffered charcoal-yeast extract medium for isolation of nocardiae from mixed cultures. J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Sep; 31(9):2554-5.