both are gram+
nocardia→aerobe, ☆acid fast, found in soil, pulmonary infection in immunocompromised (can mimic TB)
can ☆involve CNS→ multiloculated brain descesses and seizure (occurs in up to 50% of the cases)
actinomyces→anaerobe,not acid fast,normal oral, reproductive, and GI flora, oral/facial abscesses(☆mandibular pain after a dental procedure), yellow "sulfur granules" can be formed
Treatment:SNAP
sulfonamides-nocardia,actinomyces-penicillin
microbiology
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