Nocardia abscessus brain abscess in an immunocompetent host

被引：15

作者：

Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A. ^{[1
]}

Mayman, Talal ^{[2
]}

Memish, Ziad A. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Saudi Aramco, Dhahran Hlth Ctr, Internal Med, Saudi Aramco Med Serv Org, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

[2] Saudi Aramco, Dhahran Hlth Ctr, Neurosurg, Saudi Aramco Med Serv Org, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

[3] Al Faisal Univ, Coll Med, Minist Hlth, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

来源：

JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2013年 / 6卷 / 03期

关键词：

Nocardia; Brain abscess; Nocardia abscessus; PATIENT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jiph.2012.11.012

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

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. (C) 2013 King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：158 / 161

页数：4

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