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Nocardia, nocardiosis and mycetoma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9988489     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The recent emergence of invasive infections due to Nocardia spp., including nosocomial outbreak, is now evident. Newer molecular diagnostic and typing methods are developed. Although sulfonamide-based therapy is generally effective, optimal treatment may be guided by antimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates. The improved classification of nocardiae and other related genera such as actinomadurae, using the 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing, provide a sound basis for improved diagnostic methods for the identification of members of clinically significant species. The commonest cause of eumycetoma in Sudan is Madurella mycetomatis, and Streptomyces somaliensis and Actinomadura madurae for actinomycetoma. The humoral immunity response in actinomycetoma patients and in experimental mice was measured and significant titre of anti-P24 antibody was demonstrated.
Authors:
P Boiron; R Locci; M Goodfellow; S A Gumaa; K Isik; B Kim; M M McNeil; M C Salinas-Carmona; H Shojaei
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medical mycology : official publication of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology     Volume:  36 Suppl 1     ISSN:  1369-3786     ISO Abbreviation:  Med. Mycol.     Publication Date:  1998  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-04-21     Completed Date:  1999-04-21     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9815835     Medline TA:  Med Mycol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  26-37     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut Pasteur, Unité de Mycologie, Paris, France. pboironb@pasteur.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Actinomycetales / classification,  isolation & purification
Animals
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Humans
Mice
Mycetoma* / epidemiology,  microbiology,  therapy
Nocardia / classification,  isolation & purification
Nocardia Infections* / epidemiology,  microbiology,  therapy
Sudan / epidemiology

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