Nocardia abscessus brain abscess in an immunocompetent host
Journal of Infection and Public Health. 2013; 6 (3): 158-161
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-142715
ABSTRACT
Nocardia brain abscesses typically occur in immunocompromised patients. Most cases of nocardiosis are caused by the Nocardia asteroides complex and Nocardia brasiliensis. Here, we present a patient with a Nocardia abscessus brain abscess. The diagnosis was confirmed by DNA sequencing, and the organism was susceptible to linezolid, clarithromycin, ceftriaxone, imipenem, tobramycin, amikacin, minocycline and sulfamethoxazole. The patient was successfully treated medically in combination with surgical excision
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Brain Abscess
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Immunocompromised Host
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Nocardia asteroides
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Nocardia Infections
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Infection Public Health
Year:
2013
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