From: Case report: pulmonary nocardiosis caused by Nocardia exalbida in an immunocompetent patient
Reference | Age /sex | Disease | Underlying condition | Treatment | Duration for Antibiotics | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[9] | 43/NR | Pneumonia | NR | NR | NR | NR |
[9] | 60/NR | NR | Pemphigus -vulgaris | NR | NR | NR |
[10] | 38/F | Keratitis | None | Erytromycin + topical agent →TMP/SMX(3 tablets/day) +topical agent | unclear 10 days unclear | Improved |
[11] | 63/M | Brain abscess | Lymphoma | TMP/SMX(13 mg/kg/day) +MEPM(4 g/day) →TMP/SMX(11.5 mg/kg/day)a | 2 months 2 months > 4 months | Improved |
[12] | 47/M | Pneumonia | HIV,DM,HB | IMP(2 g/day) AMK(15 mg/kg/day) →GRNX(400 mg/day)a | 17 days 17 days 6 monthsa | Improved |
[13] | 56/M | Endophthalmitis | None | TMP/SMX (unknown →Enucleation | 6 months | Improved |
[14] | 68/M | Pneumonia | HIV | TMP/SMX(12 mg/kg/day) →TMP/SMX(6 mg/kg/day) | 7 days 12 months | Improved |
[15] | 57/M | Blebitis | Open-angle glaucoma | TMP/SMX (unknown) | Improved | |
+AMK (unknown) | 6 months | |||||
+Sulfonamide (unknown) | ||||||
[16] | 70/M | Pneumonia | Lung cancer oral steroids | DRPM(3.0 g/day) +TMP/SMX(13 mg/kg/day) | 17 days 8 days | Improved b |
[17] | 76/M | Pneumonia | Colon cancer | TMP/SMX (unknown) →TMP-SMX + LVFX | 3 months | Improved |
Present case | 77/M | Pneumonia | None | TMP/SMX(5 mg/kg/day) →Minocycline 200 mg | 4 months 1 month | Improved |