Isolation of Nocardia paucivorans from the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with relapse of cerebral nocardiosis.

Abstract

Nocardia paucivorans represents a new species of the genus Nocardia that has recently been isolated from bronchial secretions of a patient with chronic lung disease. Here, we report on the course of a disseminated infection caused by this species: i.e., cerebral and subsequent meningeal manifestations, isolation from the cerebrospinal fluid, and in vitro susceptibility to various antimicrobial agents.

• Authors: M Eisenblätter, U Disko, G Stoltenburg-Didinger, H Scherübl, K P Schaal, A Roth, R Ignatius, M Zeitz, H Hahn, J Wagner
• Journal: Journal of clinical microbiology (J Clin Microbiol) Vol. 40 Issue 9 Pg. 3532-4 (Sep 2002) ISSN: 0095-1137 [Print] United States
• PMID: 12202613 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Brain Abscess (microbiology)
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (microbiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nocardia (classification, isolation & purification)
• Nocardia Infections (microbiology)
• Recurrence