Underlying condition | |
Solid organ malignancy* | 4 (20) |
HIV infection | 3 (15) |
Diabetes mellitus | 3 (15) |
Solid organ transplantation† | 3 (15) |
Idiopathic lymphopenia | 1 (5) |
Chronic granulomatous disease | 1 (5) |
Common variable immunodeficiency | 1 (5) |
Chronic lung disease | |
Cystic fibrosis | 1 (5) |
Sarcoidosis | 1 (5) |
Corticosteroids administered one month before nocardiosis‡ | 6 (30) |
Immunosuppressive chemotherapy administered one month before nocardiosis | 4 (20) |
Radiotherapy received during the previous year | 1 (5) |
Coinfection ¶ | 4 (20) |
Nocardia spp | |
N asteroides | 13 (65) |
N asteroides complex | 4 (20) |
N farcinica | 1 (5) |
N nova
| 1 (5) |
N brasiliensis
| 1 (5) |
Site of infection | |
Pulmonary§ | 16 (80) |
CNS | 2 (10) |
Cutaneous | 2 (10) |
Disseminated** | 1 (5) |
Outcome | |
Cure/improvement | 15 (75) |
Failure | 1 (5) |
Relapse | 1 (5) |
Death | 3 (15) |