Nocardia cyriacigeorgica infection in a patient with repeated fever and CD4+ T cell deficiency: A case report

Table 1 Abnormal laboratory indicators of the patient

Laboratory indicators	Measurements	Normal interval
Neutrophils	81.1%	40%-75%
CRP	126.9 mg/L	< 10 mg/L
ESR	86 mm/h	< 26 mm/h
Serum albumin	38.9 g/L	40-55 g/L
creatine kinase	31 U/L	40-200 U/L
CD16+CD56+ NK cells	0.7%	8%-20%
CD19+ B cells	32%	7%-23%
CD4+ T cells	0	24.5%-41.91%

CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

Table 2 Antimicrobial susceptibility of the Nocardia cyriacigeorgica by Kirby-Bauer method and Epsilometer test

Antibiotics	Method	Result
Amikacin	KB	40 mm
Clarithromycin	KB	35 mm
Ciprofloxacin	KB	10 mm
Imipenem	KB	40 mm
Linezolid	KB	40 mm
Levofloxacin	E-test	32 mm
TMP-SMZ	KB	39 mm

E-test: Epsilometer test; KB: Kirby-Bauer method; TMP-SMZ: Compound sulfamethoxazole.