other جداسازی نوکاردیا سیریاسیجئورجیکا از بیمار مشکوک به سل مقاله پژوهشی Original Research Article <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em>Nocardia </em>are gram-positive and partially acid-fast bacteria with saprophytic lives in the environment. These groups of bacteria are able to enter the human body through traumatic inhalation and may consequently cause Nocardiosis infections.<br> <span style="color:#008080;"><strong><em>Case Presentation: </em></strong></span>A 32-year-old man was referred to Al-Zahra Hospital with symptoms such as fever, gradual weight loss, and persistent coughing. First, the patient was speculated to have Tuberculosis, but <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> was not isolated in any sputum samples. Ultimately, a broncho-alveolar lavage sample was acquired from the patient and according to the patient&#39;s clinical presentation and microbial assessments, the cause of illness was found to be <em>Nocardia </em><em>cyriacigeorgica</em>.<br> <span style="color:#008080;"><strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong></span> According to this report, Nocardiosis infections may occur in immune-compromised patients and even healthy individuals. Given the similarities between the clinical manifestations and radiological findings of Tuberculosis and <em>Nocardia</em> pulmonary infections, medical laboratories should identify Nocardial infections in suspected TB patients. </span></span></p> Nocardia cyriacigeorgica, Isolation methods, Antimicrobial susceptibility tests 138 144 http://journal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4-1102&slc_lang=other&sid=1 Masoud Keilha مسعود کیخا 5200319475328460049805 5200319475328460049805 No Dept. of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران Mahdi Khorshidi مهدی خورشیدی 5200319475328460049806 5200319475328460049806 No Dept. of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران Ezzat Shamsipour عزت شمسی پور 5200319475328460049807 5200319475328460049807 No Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Hajar Hospital, Shahrekord, Iran بیمارستان هاجر، شهرکرد Sepehr Navid سپهر نوید : Sepehr_2006_70@yahoo.com 5200319475328460049808 5200319475328460049808 Yes Dept. of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران