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antibodies, nocardiosis, nocardia infection, rare disorder, bacteria, nocardia, tend to affect the lungs, brain, skin, occurs primarily in individuals, weakened immune systems, nocardia infection, chronic bacterial infection that, originates, in the lungs, tends to spread to other organ systems, most commonly the brain, skin, involve the kidneys, joints, heart, eyes, bones, nocardia is found in soil around the world, contracted by inhaling contaminated dust, via contamination of a wound, soil containing nocardia, individuals, normal immune systems, acquire this infection, main risk factors, nocardiosis, a weakened immune system, chronic lung disease, people on chronic steroid therapy, cancer, organ, bone marrow transplants, hiv/aids, at risk, depend on the organs involved, pulmonary, lung involvement, fevers, night sweats, weight loss, coughing blood, chest pain upon breathing, occur suddenly, brain, cerebral nocardiosis, fever, headache, loss of neurological function, depending the part, the brain affected, individuals, have no symptoms, skin, ulcers, nodules, infection sometimes tracking, along lymph node chains, become chronically infected, mycetoma, develop draining tracts, progress down to muscle, bone, nocardia infections, most likely to affect the lungs, brain, skin, diagnosis, suspected in individuals, symptoms characteristic of this disorder in any of those organs, they have immune disorders, nocardiosis is definitively diagnosed by identification, the bacteria in culture, depending on the site involved this, involve obtaining a tissue sample, staining, culture by way, sputum culture, bronchoscopy, lung biopsy, skin biopsy, brain biopsy, long-term antibiotic therapy, sulfonamides, 6 months to a year, longer depending on the individual, site involved, needed to treat nocardia, chronic suppressive therapy needed, prolonged, low-dose antibiotic therapy, in patients, abscesses, infection, surgery required, ensure adequate drainage, prognosis depends on the sites involved, significant mortality rate, more than 1 site is involved, disseminated nocardiosis, degree of impairment, the individual's immune system, affect the outcome, complications of nocardial infections, varied, depend on the site involved, certain lung infections, lead to scarring, chronic shortness of breath, skin infections, lead to scarring, disfigurement, brain abscesses, lead to loss of neurological function, notify medical provider, have any, the symptoms described, non-specific, have numerous causes, than nocardial infections, alert provider, have symptoms involving the lung, skin, brain in any combination, in particular, weakened immune system, evaluated, several potential infections, nocardia.