Nocardia pneumonia with empyema thoracis in a healthy neonate: a case report.

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dc.contributor.authorTantracheewathorn, Taweewongen_US
dc.contributor.authorLolekha, Somsaken_US
dc.contributor.authorTantracheewathorn, Supapanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T19:20:16Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T19:20:16Z
dc.date.issued2004-04-26en_US
dc.descriptionChotmaihet Thangphaet.en_US
dc.description.abstractA 40-day-old male infant presented with fever and non-productive cough for 3 weeks, tachypnea and dyspnea 5 days before admission. The chest radiograph and computed tomographic (CT) scan revealed right lung consolidation with pleural effusion. Pleural tapping showed frank pus that grew Nocardia asteroides. The CT scan of the brain and abdomen were normal. The patient was treated with 15 mg/kg/day of trimethoprim and 75 mg/kg/day of sulfamethoxazole intravenously for 3 weeks and then orally for 6 months with complete recovery. T cell quantitative studies were normal and anti-HIV was non-reactive. A flow cytometric assay with Staphylococcal aureus and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) as the stimulants showed normal oxidative burst which represented normal intracellular killing. One year after completion of treatment, he was healthy and the chest radiograph was normal.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Pediatrics, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College and Vajira Hospital, Thailand. taweewong3@hotmail.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationTantracheewathorn T, Lolekha S, Tantracheewathorn S. Nocardia pneumonia with empyema thoracis in a healthy neonate: a case report. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2004 Apr; 87(4): 438-41en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/40931
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.mat.or.th/journal/all.phpen_US
dc.subject.meshEmpyema, Pleural --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshNocardia Infections --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshNocardia asteroidesen_US
dc.subject.meshPneumonia, Bacterial --microbiologyen_US
dc.titleNocardia pneumonia with empyema thoracis in a healthy neonate: a case report.en_US
dc.typeCase Reportsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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