Intracerebral Nocardia asteroides abscess treated by neurosurgical aspiration and combined therapy with sulfadiazine and cefotaxime.
We present a patient with a Nocardia brain abscess who failed to respond to repeated neurosurgical aspiration in combination with sulfadiazine therapy but improved after additional treatment with cefotaxime.
Jansen
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Department of Neurology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Frénay
H M
HM
Vandertop
W P
WP
Visser
M R
MR
D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D009616:Nocardia asteroides; D011859:Radiography; D013396:Suction; D013411:Sulfadiazine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013411:Sulfadiazine; D002439:Cefotaxime