TY - JOUR
T1 - Nocardiosis with brain abscess due to an unusual species, Nocardia transvalensis
AU - Yorke, Rebecca
AU - Rouah, Emilie
PY - 2003/2
Y1 - 2003/2
N2 - The identification of Nocardia transvalensis, an unusual and probably underrecognized cause of nocardial infection, is clinically significant because of this species' resistance to aminoglycosides, a standard antinocardial therapy. Diagnosis requires analytic methods available predominately in reference laboratories. We report a case of disseminated infection with N transvalensis with primary pulmonary involvement and subsequent development of brain abscesses, and review the literature to date. Familiarity with the epidemiology, pathologic findings, and clinical significance of this and other unusual Nocardia species may increase early identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing in cases of nocardial infection.
AB - The identification of Nocardia transvalensis, an unusual and probably underrecognized cause of nocardial infection, is clinically significant because of this species' resistance to aminoglycosides, a standard antinocardial therapy. Diagnosis requires analytic methods available predominately in reference laboratories. We report a case of disseminated infection with N transvalensis with primary pulmonary involvement and subsequent development of brain abscesses, and review the literature to date. Familiarity with the epidemiology, pathologic findings, and clinical significance of this and other unusual Nocardia species may increase early identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing in cases of nocardial infection.
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U2 - 10.5858/2003-127-224-nwbadt
DO - 10.5858/2003-127-224-nwbadt
M3 - Article
C2 - 12562241
AN - SCOPUS:0037324254
SN - 0003-9985
VL - 127
SP - 224
EP - 226
JO - Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
JF - Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
IS - 2
ER -