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Nocardia

Nocardia

(Science: bacteria) genus of gram-positive bacteria that form a mycelium that may fragment into rod or coccoid shaped cells. They are very common saprophytes in soil but some are opportunistic pathogens of humans, causing nocardiosis.

This is characterised by abscesses, particularly of the jaw, which if untreated may invade the surrounding bone.


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Kindly help me fill up this. (NOCARDIA)

Some pictures: http://thunderhouse4-yuri.blogspot.com/2010/06/nocardia-species.html

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by Cat
Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:15 am
 
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Re: Kindly help me fill up this. (NOCARDIA)

Try an acid fast stain. It's either nocardia or TB when the test is positive Actually, Nocardia are partially acid fast. Gram +ve bacilli + coccobacilli with branching filaments (fungus-like) partially acid fast Catalase+ Urease+ ID by morphology, ...

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by Cat
Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:04 am
 
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Kindly help me fill up this. (NOCARDIA)

i need to fill up those test above so that i will be able to know how would i determine the nocardia in biochemical test.

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by jenmae
Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:36 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
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Re: Kindly help me fill up this. (NOCARDIA)

Try an acid fast stain. It's either nocardia or TB when the test is positive

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by david23
Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:56 pm
 
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Kindly help me fill up this. (NOCARDIA)

Biochemical test for NOCARDIA TSI: Glucose Lactose Sucrose Gas H2s SIM: Sulfide Indole Motility MR VP Sc PAD: dea Urea/ Urease LIA: Decar Dea

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by jenmae
Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:21 pm
 
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