Nocardia shows all the features except:
Nocardia Obligate aerobe. Acid fast organism (1%). Cultured by Paraffin bait technique. Causative agent of Actinomycetoma. Pneumoniae in immunodeficient individuals,Eg : AIDS/Lymphomas/Post Transplantation C/F -- Fever, cough (with thick sputum) Can spread to pericardium and mediastinum Rx - Trimethoprim-sulphmethoxazoleis used as effective therapy Severe cases - Combination - TMP-SMX, Amikacin, ceftriaxone/imipenem.
Systemic Bacteriology (Gram Positive Bacilli, Gram Negative Bacilli)
It is an anaerobe
It is an acid fast organism
Cultured by Paraffin bait technique
Causative agent of Actinomycetoma
It is an anaerobe