Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

First Report of the Isolation of Nocardia thailandica from the Bronchoalveolar Lavage of a Patient in Iran

Document Type : Case Report(s)

Authors

Samaneh Bourbour 1
Masoud Keikha 2
Jamshid Faghri 2

1 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/ijms.2018.40564
Abstract
Nocardiae are Gram-positive, filamentous, aerobic, relatively slow-growing, and weakly acid-fast bacteria which cause nocardiosis in humans. We describe a 53-year-old patient with chronic bronchitis referred to Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan. A bronchial washing sample was taken from the patient. A Nocardia-like microorganism was detected in microscopic evaluation. Based on the phenotypic and 16S rRNA gene sequencing, the isolate was identified as Nocardia thailandica. The patient was treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and linezolid. This is the first report of the isolation of Nocardia thailandica from Iran.

Keywords

Nocardia
Bronchoalveolar lavage
infection
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 43, Issue 5 - Serial Number 5
95
September 2018
Pages 560-563


  • Received 24 June 2017
  • Revised 15 March 2020
  • Accepted 24 December 2018

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