Septic arthritis caused by nocardia asteroides in a renal transplant recipient

2004 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 1415-1418 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kahraman ◽  
G Genctoy ◽  
M Arici ◽  
Y Cetinkaya ◽  
B Altun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient ◽  
Nocardia Asteroides

Opportunistic fungal and bacterial infection in the renal transplant recipient.

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. S264
Author(s):  
N E Tolkoff-Rubin ◽  
R H Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient ◽  
Opportunistic Infection ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Complex Function ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Nocardia Asteroides ◽  
Invasive Infection

The risk of opportunistic infection in the renal transplant recipient is determined by the interaction between two factors: the epidemiologic exposures the individual encounters within the community and the hospital and a complex function termed the net state of immunosuppression. There are two general categories of opportunistic fungal infection in this patient population: (1) disseminated primary or reactivation infection with one of the geographically restricted systemic mycoses (histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, and paracoccidioidomycosis) and (2) opportunistic infection with fungal species that rarely cause invasive infection in the normal host (Aspergillus species, Candida species, Cryptococcus neoformans, and the Mucoraceae), with these last usually being acquired within the hospital environment. Newly available azole compounds, fluconazole and itraconazole, are exciting new alternatives to amphotericin in the treatment of at least some of these infections. The three most important forms of opportunistic bacterial infections are those due to Listeria monocytogenes, Nocardia asteroides, and a variety of mycobacterial species. Clinical diseases with these first two are effectively prevented by low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis. There are two cardinal therapeutic rules to be followed by clinicians in dealing with these infections: prevention is better than treatment; when treatment is required, however, the major determinant of the success of therapy is the rapidity with which the diagnosis is made and effective therapy is initiated.

Bilateral Septic Arthritis Complicating Knee Osteonecrosis in Renal Transplant Recipient: Case Report

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (01) ◽  
pp. 92-94
Author(s):  
Erhan Tatar ◽  
Ozkan Gungor ◽  
Fatih Kircelli ◽  
Bilgin Arda ◽  
Mehmet Argin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Septic Arthritis ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient

scholarly journals Cerebral abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides in renal transplant recipient

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 2950-2952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Palomares ◽  
Teresa Martinez ◽  
Jorge Pastor ◽  
Antonio Osuna ◽  
Juan Antonio Bravo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient ◽  
Cerebral Abscess ◽  
Nocardia Asteroides

Sub-cutaneous abscess caused by Nocardia asteroides in renal transplant recipient

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
WihiwotValarie Lyngdoh ◽  
MichaelG Mawlong ◽  
StephenL Sailo ◽  
AnnieB Khyriem
Keyword(s):  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient ◽  
Nocardia Asteroides
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