GMS hygiene and infection control · 2025
The first known case of Nocardia wallacei infection in Cyprus.
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Aristodimou Aristos, Raptopoulos Zacharias, Hatzimanolis Ioannis, Zygoulis Paris, Ioannou Marios, Maikanti-Charalampous Panagiota, Despo Pieridou, Herodotou Yiolanda
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AIM: To present the first known case of Nocardia (N.) wallacei infection in Cyprus.
METHOD: This case report describes the first known N. wallacei infection in Cyprus, diagnosed in a 77-year-old man with underlying pulmonary disease, along with the diagnostic workup and treatment.
DISCUSSION: N. wallacei is a rare subtype of Nocardia spp. with about 14 cases reported in literature. It equally affects immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent patients, causing both pulmonary and extrapulmonary symptoms (CNS, skin). First-line treatment includes trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), but there are trends of global resistance.
CONCLUSION: N. wallacei has rarely been reported as a cause of infection and this is the first known case reported in Cyprus.
METHOD: This case report describes the first known N. wallacei infection in Cyprus, diagnosed in a 77-year-old man with underlying pulmonary disease, along with the diagnostic workup and treatment.
DISCUSSION: N. wallacei is a rare subtype of Nocardia spp. with about 14 cases reported in literature. It equally affects immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent patients, causing both pulmonary and extrapulmonary symptoms (CNS, skin). First-line treatment includes trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), but there are trends of global resistance.
CONCLUSION: N. wallacei has rarely been reported as a cause of infection and this is the first known case reported in Cyprus.