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World Journal of Radiology
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World J Radiol. Jan 28, 2026; 18(1): 114552
Published online Jan 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i1.114552
Table 1 Clinical data of 102 patients with pulmonary nocardiosis
Item
n (%)
Sex (male)55 (53.4)
Age (years)61 (25.89)
Underlying diseases
Bronchiectasis54 (52.9)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease8 (7.8)
Bronchial asthma3 (2.9)
Type 2 diabetes11 (10.7)
None2 (1.9)
Immunosuppression23 (22.5)
Others11 (10.7)
Nocardia typing
Asian Nocardia6 (6)
Nocardia gelsenkin22 (22)
N. wallacei7 (7)
N. abscessus14 (14)
N. otitidiscaviarum5 (5)
N. farcinica12 (12)
N. beijingensis2 (2)
N. novo2 (2)
Beautiful Nocardia1 (1)
Untyped30 (29)
Detection methods
Sputum/BALF culture41 (36/5)
Sputum/BALF mNGS61 (12/49)
BALF: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; mNGS: Metagenomic next-generation sequencing.
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