Nocardia otitidiscaviarum as Possible Etiologic Agent of Non-resolving Pneumonia

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2022-06
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Ltd
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Nocardia otitidiscaviarum is an infrequent cause of nocardial pneumonia and rarely affects non-immunocompromised individuals. Pneumonia may not resolve if the causative organism is not susceptible to the empirically given antimicrobial drug. Amoxicillin朿lavulanic acid is a commonly used initial empiric antibiotic for suspected community-acquired bacterial pneumonia on outpatient basis. We report an unusual case of N. otitidiscaviarum as a possible etiologic agent of non-resolving pneumonia due to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid resistance in a previously healthy adult male.
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Amoxycillin朿lavulanic acid, Nocardiosis, Nocardia otitidiscaviarum, Pneumonia
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Gowrinath K, Manu MK, Chawla K.. Nocardia otitidiscaviarum as Possible Etiologic Agent of Non-resolving Pneumonia. Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences. 2022 Jun; 64(2): 108-110
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Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences