"Nocardia asteroides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of bacterium of the family NOCARDIACEAE, producing pulmonary infections in man.
MeSH Number(s)
B03.510.024.049.537.550.550
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nocardia asteroides" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Nocardia asteroides" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Nocardia asteroides" by people in Profiles.
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Sorichetti B, Westerberg BD, Tan R, Kozak FK. Nocardia asteroides sinusitis in a pediatric patient: Case report with 20 year follow-up and review of the literature. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Jul; 79(7):1152-4.
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Jain V, Garg P, Sharma S, Vemuganti GK. Sutureless wound infection by unusual acid-fast organisms. Cornea. 2008 Jun; 27(5):615-8.
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Gates JD, Warth JA, McGowan K. Nocardia asteroides-infected aneurysm of the aorta: case report and review of the literature. Vascular. 2006 May-Jun; 14(3):165-8.
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Routh JC, Lischer GH, Leibovich BC. Epididymo-orchitis and testicular abscess due to Nocardia asteroides complex. Urology. 2005 Mar; 65(3):591.
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Magee CC, Halligan RD, Milford EL, Sayegh MH. Nocardial infection in a renal transplant recipient on tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil. Clin Nephrol. 1999 Jul; 52(1):44-6.
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Kocher MS, Coombs CJ, Upton J. Actinomycetoma of the phalanx in an immunocompromised patient: a case report. J Hand Surg Am. 1996 May; 21(3):515-7.
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Freiberg AA, Herzenberg JE, Sangeorzan JA. Thorn synovitis of the knee joint with Nocardia pyarthrosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1993 Feb; (287):233-6.
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Kessler R, Follis F, Daube D, Wernly J. Constrictive pericarditis from Nocardia asteroides infection. Ann Thorac Surg. 1991 Oct; 52(4):861-2.
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Kamat BR, Dvorak AM. The electron microscopic appearance of Nocardia asteroides in human lung tissue. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1984 Nov; 108(11):862-4.
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Wallace RJ, Septimus EJ, Musher DM, Berger MB, Martin RR. Treatment of experimental nocardiosis in mice: comparison of amikacin and sulfonamide. J Infect Dis. 1979 Aug; 140(2):244-8.