Case Report: Nanopore Sequencing-Based Detection of Pulmonary Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia Otitidiscaviarum in an Immunocompetent Patient
This case presents a pulmonary infection caused by <i>N. otitidiscaviarum</i> in an immunocompetent patient, where the pathogen was identified within 4 hours through NS. This rapid and accurate diagnostic approach offers significant advantages for the timely diagnosis of pulmonary nocardiosis.
Authors
- Zhen Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4819-373X)
- Chi Zhu
- Xiaotong Xi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9306-2942)
- Qing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5152-2736)
- Qi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5803-2556)
- Dan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1264-5952)
- Ran Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7453-8968)
Institutions
- Simcere Pharmaceutical (China) (CN)
- Xuzhou Central Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection and Drug Resistance
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/idr.s507194
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.15