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nocardiosis - multisystem bacterial infection of lungs, brain, or skin Definition for nocardiosis Nocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or the whole body (systemic nocardiosis). more Nocardiosis is an infectious disease affecting either the lungs (pulmonary nocardiosis) or the whole body (systemic nocardiosis). It is due to infection by bacterium of the genus Nocardia, most commonly Nocardia asteroides or Nocardia brasiliensis. It is most common in men, especially those with a compromised immune system. In patients with brain infection, mortality exceeds 80%; in other forms, mortality is 50%, even with appropriate therapy. less some common symptoms cough cough wet cough with yellow or green phlegm difficulty breathing some related diagnoses 1 - 7 of 45 diagnoses human immunodeficiency virus infections cor pulmonale coccidiodomycosis tuberculosis pneumonia small cell lung carcinoma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease bronchiectasis   more do i have 'nocardiosis'? In addition the following diagnostic tests might be need to help verify the diagnosis: diagnostic test search results for 'nocardiosis' 1 - 5 of 21 diagnostic tests Biopsy nocardiosis and Biopsy Blood culture nocardiosis and Blood culture Nocardia Culture nocardiosis and Nocardia Culture Transbronchial biopsy nocardiosis and Transbronchial biopsy Abdominal ultrasonography Ultrasound of abdominal contents nocardiosis and Abdominal ultrasonography Brain MRI nocardiosis and Brain MRI Bronchoalveolar lavage nocardiosis and Bronchoalveolar lavage Bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy nocardiosis and Bronchoscopy CT brain nocardiosis and CT brain Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis nocardiosis and Cerebrospinal Fluid analysis Gram stain nocardiosis and Gram stain methenamine-silver stains nocardiosis and methenamine-silver stains Sputum analysis nocardiosis and Sputum analysis ECHOcardiogram nocardiosis and ECHOcardiogram Lumbar Puncture nocardiosis and Lumbar Puncture Pelvic ultrasonography nocardiosis and Pelvic ultrasonography CT chest nocardiosis and CT chest Chest X-ray Radiological technique to image the chest nocardiosis and Chest X-ray Endoscopy nocardiosis and Endoscopy CT scan nocardiosis and CT scan Cerebrospinal Fluid opening pressure nocardiosis and Cerebrospinal Fluid opening pressure for more please login, login is free (click to login) therapeutic procedures for 'nocardiosis'? Managing or treating a diseases should always be determined by a patients health care provider. Below is a list of associated therapeutic procedures or medications for nocardiosis: therapeutic procedure search results for 'nocardiosis' 1 - 5 of 6 therapeutic procedures rankings are computer generated. please consult your health care provider. Bronchoscopy Bronchoscopy nocardiosis and Bronchoscopy Bronchoalveolar lavage nocardiosis and Bronchoalveolar lavage Surgical incision and drainage nocardiosis and Surgical incision and drainage Aspiration of Brain Abscess nocardiosis and Aspiration of Brain Abscess Endoscopy nocardiosis and Endoscopy Puncture Aspiration of Abscess of Skin nocardiosis and Puncture Aspiration of Abscess of Skin for more please login, login is free (click to login) medications search results for 'nocardiosis' 1 - 5 of 21 medications rankings are computer generated. please consult your health care provider.   Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole nocardiosis and Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole   amikacin nocardiosis and amikacin   imipenem/meropenem nocardiosis and imipenem/meropenem   doxycycline nocardiosis and doxycycline   minocycline nocardiosis and minocycline   ampicillin nocardiosis and ampicillin   ceftriaxone nocardiosis and ceftriaxone   gentamicin nocardiosis and gentamicin   Linezolid nocardiosis and Linezolid   sulfadiazine nocardiosis and sulfadiazine   amoxicillin-clavulanate nocardiosis and amoxicillin-clavulanate   amikacin (a.k.a amikacin, Amikin) nocardiosis and amikacin   cefotaxime (a.k.a cefotaxime, Claforan) nocardiosis and cefotaxime   ceftizoxime (a.k.a ceftizoxime, Cefizox) nocardiosis and ceftizoxime   ceftriaxone (a.k.a ceftriaxone, Rocephin , Ceftriaxone Sodium) nocardiosis and ceftriaxone   imipenem-cilastatin (a.k.a imipenem-cilastatin, Primaxin IV , Primaxin IM) nocardiosis and imipenem-cilastatin   linezolid (a.k.a linezolid, Zyvox) nocardiosis and linezolid   minocycline (a.k.a minocycline, Minocin) nocardiosis and minocycline   sulfADIAZINE (a.k.a sulfADIAZINE, SulfADIAZINE Sodium) nocardiosis and sulfADIAZINE   sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (a.k.a sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, Bactrim) nocardiosis and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim   sulfiSOXAZOLE (a.k.a sulfiSOXAZOLE, Gantrisin) nocardiosis and sulfiSOXAZOLE for more please login, login is free (click to login) web search results for nocardiosis Web (All)  |  Treatment  |  Drugs  |  Tests  |  Research  |  Diet Results 1 - 50 - nocardiosis Pulmonary nocardiosis Pulmonary nocardiosis is an infection of the lung that is caused by the fungus-like bacterium. ... Nocardiosis - pulmonary. Treatment: The objective of ... http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000083trt.htm   adam.about.com - summary Nocardiosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia a b c "Nocardiosis (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition) ... A case series and focused review of nocardiosis: clinical and microbiologic aspects" ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocardiosis   en.wikipedia.org - summary Nocardiosis - Yahoo! Health Important It is possible that the main title of the report Nocardiosis is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) ... http://health.yahoo.com/infectiousdisease-overview/nocardios...   health.yahoo.com - summary Disease Listing: Nocardiosis Additional Information | CDC DFBMD Overall, 80% of cases present as invasive pulmonary infection, disseminated ... Nocardiosis. In: Yu VL, Merrigan TC, Barriere SL, eds. 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