infectious diseases
Nocardiosis
Prognosis for Nocardiosis
Without treatment, pulmonary nocardiosis and disseminated nocardiosis are usually fatal. Among patients who are treated with appropriate antibiotics, the case fatality rate is highest (>50%) in immunocompromised patients with disseminated infections and is about 10% in immunocompetent patients with lesions restricted to the lungs. Cure rates for patients with skin infection are usually>95%. 