{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Case report: Nocardia gipuzkoensis infection in an immunocompetent patient diagnosed by metagenomic next-generation sequencing and whole genome sequencing.
{Author}: Liu C;Yang J;Huang H;Zhan S;Xia X;
{Journal}: Front Immunol
{Volume}: 13
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2022
{Factor}: 8.786
{DOI}: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1053914
{Abstract}: The infection of Nocardia gipuzkoensis is a relatively uncommon form of pulmonary nocardiosis seen in clinical patients. In general, nocardiosis tends to occur in patients with immune deficiency. Here, we report a 23-year-old female who was admitted to the hospital due to cough and sputum production over 10 years, diagnosed with bronchiectasis. The N. gipuzkoensis infection was identified by metagenomic next-generation sequencing and whole genome sequencing. Imipenem/cilastatin and compound sulfamethoxazole tablets were used to control the infection and the pulmonary inflammation subsided gradually.