Concurrent invasive disseminated Nocardia farcinica and Candida infections in a patient undergoing long-term glucocorticoid therapy for autoimmune thrombocytopenia: a case report
Due to the atypical clinical presentations, the diagnosis of concurrent invasive disseminated N. farcinica and C. albicans infections might be delayed. A variety of diagnostic testing, including metagenomics next-generation sequencing, can help to identify the pathogen rapidly. Drug susceptibility test can guide the selection and adjustment of antibiotics, which should be in companion with surgical interventions to save lives in affected patients.
Authors
- Zhenjie Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8676-3038)
- Naiju Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2671-8910)
- Jiangtao Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2288-1980)
- Fan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5878-4536)
- Pu Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-4288)
- Tianping Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7707-1902)
- Hehe Dou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4817-6270)
- Chunming Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5097-954X)
Institutions
- Bengbu Medical College (CN)
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (CN)
- Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10918-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.07
Funders
- Nanjing University