First Report on the Isolation of Nocardia Thailandica from the Bronchoalveolar Lavage sample of a Patient in Iran (Letter to the Editor)

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Al Mendalawi Mahmood D.

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Journal: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (IJMS) Year:2019 | Volume:44 | Issue:1 Page(s): 79-79

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First Report on the Isolation of Nocardia Thailandica from the Bronchoalveolar Lavage sample of a Patient in Iran (Letter to the Editor)

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Dear Editor, With great interest, I read the first case report on the isolation of Nocardia thailandica from the bronchoalveolar lavage sample of an Iranian patient (IJMS volume September 2018). 1 In light of the rarity of that opportunistic infection, I believe that the authors should have considered the impaired immune status of the studied patient. Among impaired immune states, infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is universal. My rationale is based on the following point. It is obvious that apart from neoplasms, immunocompromised individuals are more vulnerable to various types of opportunistic infections compared to immunocompetent individuals. The increased vulnerability has been attributed to different factors, namely low immunity, co-infection with oncogenic viruses, and lifespan extension following antiretroviral treatment. 2 In Iran, HIV infection is a growing health threat. Although no recent nationwide data on HIV prevalence in Iran are yet available, according to 2016 statistics, there were 5, 000 (1, 400-13, 000) new cases of HIV infections and 4, 000 (2, 500-6, 200) AIDS-related deaths. Since 2010, new cases of HIV infections have increased by 21%, while AIDS-related deaths have decreased by 14%....

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Al Mendalawi, Mahmood D.. (2019). First Report on the Isolation of Nocardia Thailandica from the Bronchoalveolar Lavage sample of a Patient in Iran (Letter to the Editor). IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (IJMS), 44(1), 79-79. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/748942/en

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Al Mendalawi Mahmood D.. First Report on the Isolation of Nocardia Thailandica from the Bronchoalveolar Lavage sample of a Patient in Iran (Letter to the Editor). IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (IJMS)[Internet]. 2019;44(1):79-79. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/748942/en

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Mahmood D. Al Mendalawi, “First Report on the Isolation of Nocardia Thailandica from the Bronchoalveolar Lavage sample of a Patient in Iran (Letter to the Editor),” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (IJMS), vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 79–79, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/748942/en

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