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Study findings on Nocardia are outlined in reports from Ajou University, Medical Department
2009 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com) -- "This is the first reported case of Nocardia niigatensis infection in an adult kidney transplant recipient. A 57-year-old Asian woman presented with multiple cutaneous abscesses and rapidly growing fungating mass on the left pretibial area for 2 months," investigators in South Korea report. "She received a cadaveric kidney transplant 4 years previously and was undergoing immunosuppression with prednisolone, cyclosporine and mycophenolate sodium. The microbiological diagnosis was established by isolation of Nocardia from the purulent material expressed from a granule. The strain was identified to the species level by 16S rRNA gene-targeted PCR. The closest match was with N. niigatensis," wrote I. Park and colleagues, Ajou University, Medical Department. The researchers concluded: "Antibiotic treatment (trimethotrim-sulfamethoxazole) was continued for 6 months and the skin lesions improved." Park and colleagues published their study in Transplant International (Nocardia niigatensis infection in a kidney transplant recipient. Transplant International, 2009;22(5):583-585). For additional information, contact H. Kim, Ajou University, School Medical, Dept. of Nephrology, Wonchon Dong, San 5, Suwon 443721, South Korea. The publisher of the journal Transplant International can be contacted at: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., Commerce Place, 350 Main St., Malden 02148, MA, USA. Keywords: South Korea, Cyclosporin, Drugs, Kidney Transplant, Nocardia, Organ Transplant, Pharmaceuticals, Prednisolone, Therapy, Treatment, Ajou University, Medical Department. This article was prepared by Biotech Business Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Biotech Business Week via NewsRx.com.
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