title: Nocardia asteroides brain abscess following mastoidectomy.
abstract: Nocardia asteroides brain abscess occurred after mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty in a previously healthy 10-year-old boy. Combined surgical excision and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole therapy resulted in significant improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ballenger
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Leshner
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D014433:Tympanoplasty