Table 1. Cases of nocardia endocarditis reported in the literature since 1973 Margret Jona Einarsdottir et al. Successful Treatment of Nocardia Farcinica.

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Table 1. Cases of nocardia endocarditis reported in the literature since 1973 Margret Jona Einarsdottir et al. Successful Treatment of Nocardia Farcinica Prosthetic Valvular Endocarditis without Valvular Replacement. American Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2015, Vol. 3, No. 5, doi: /ajmcr © The Author(s) Published by Science and Education Publishing. ReferenceAge/ GenderAffected valve Time after surgery (months) Blood cultureNocardia sp. Echocardiographic, surgical or autopsy findings Antibiotic treatment Surgery Other infected sites Outcome Vlachakis [21] 1973[21]34/FPMV>2Neg.Nocardia asteroide Vegetations on the mitral valve (autopsy) None SkinDied Leonard [18] 1973[18]34/FNMV, NAVNA Nocardia asteroide Vegetations on the mitral and aortic valve (autopsy) NA (post mortem diagnosis) NoneCerebral abscessesDied Falk [16] 1979[16]64/FPAV>2Neg.Nocardia asteroide Vegetations (autopsy) Gentamicin +ampicillin NoneLeft kidneyDied Allevato [4] 1985[4]53/MPAV + aortitis>2Pos.Nocardia asteroide Vegetation and perforation of the aorta (autopsy) Streptomycin + Tetracycine +Sulfonamide +Vancomycin NoneSpleen, both kidneyDied Ertl [15] 1987[15]61/MPAV<2Pos.Nocardia asteroide Aneurysm of the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva (surgery) AMK +IMP + TMP/SMX + co- amoxiclav AVRNRSurvived Eigel [14] 1988[14]61/MPAV<2Pos.Nocardia asteroideAorta root aneurysm IMP/cilastatin + AMK, cefotiam AVRNRSurvived Eigel [14] 1988[14]65/MPAV<2Pos.Nocardia asteroideAorta root AneurysmNone Sternal osteomyelitisDied Ayral [7] 1989[7]68/MPAV>2Neg.Nocardia asteroide Hepatic artery aneurysm AMK + TMP/SMXNoneHepatic arterySurvived Niehues [19] 1996[19]62/MNAVNANeg.Nocardia asteroideVegetation (TEE) IMP/cilastatin + doxycycline NoneSkin, brain, lungDied Dhawan [13] 1998[13]46/FNMVNANeg.Nocardia spp. Vegetation (transthoracic echocardiography) TMP/SMX+ IMP/cilastatin MVRSkinSurvived Watson [22] 2001[22]39/MNAVNAPos.Nocardia asteroide Vegetation +aortic ring abscess (transthoracic echocardiography) Meropenem +AMK + cefpodoxime+ TMP/SMX + ceftriaxone AVREmbolic skin lesionSurvived Daikos [12] 2003[12]61/FPAV<2Pos.Nocardia asteroideNA IMP + AMK+ TMP/SMX NoneEmbolic skin lesionSurvived Lazo Torres [17] 2004[17] 43/FNMVNANeg.Nocardia spp. Vegetation +mitral perforaton (echocardiography) IMP+AMKMVRNRSurvived Antonovich [5] 2004[5]83/FNMVNAPos.Nocardia asteroide Vegetation (echocardiography) TMP/SMXNoneSkinSurvived Antony [6] 2006[6]74/FNMVNAPos.Nocardia asteroide Vegetation (echocardiography) IMP+ TMP/SMXMVRNRSurvived Chedid [11] 2007[11]40/MPAV>2Pos.Nocardia spp. Vegetation (transthoracic echocardiography) Sulfadiazine + AMK + TMP/SMX NonePhlebitisSurvived Chain [10] 2007[10]51/MNAV, NTVNAPos.Nocardia spp.Vegetation (TEE) AMK+ IMP+ TMP/SMX AVRNRSurvived Timoteo [20] 2010[20]68/FPAV, PMV>2Pos.Nocardia spp.Vegetation (TEE)TMP/SMXNoneEembolic skin lesionSurvived Cargill [8] 2010[8]85/FNMVNANeg. Nocardia cyriacigeorgic Vegetation (transthoracic echocardiography) AMK+IMPNoneSkinDied Castelli [9] 2011[9]36/MNMVNANeg.Nocardia sp.Vegetation (TEE)TMP/SMXMVRNRSurvived This report43/MPAV<2Pos.Nocardia farcinicaVegetation (TEE) TMP/SMX, AMK+ IMP, co-amoxiclav NoneEmbolic skin lesionSurvived AMK, Amikacin; AVR, aortic valve replacement; co-amoxiclav, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; F, female; IMP, imipenem; M, male; MVR, mitral valve replacement; NA, not applicable; NAV, native aortic valve; Neg., negative; NMV, native mitral valve;, NR,not reported; NTV, native tricuspid valve; PAV, prosthetic aortic valve; PMV, prosthetic mitral valve; Pos., positive; TEE, Transoesophageal echocardiography; TMP/SMX, trimetoprim sulfametoxazole.