Isolation of Nocardia paucivorans from the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with relapse of cerebral nocardiosis.
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.
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology of Infection, Benjamin Franklin Medical Center, Freie Universität Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany. martin.eisenblaetter@ukbf.fu.berlin.de
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D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012008:Recurrence