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.
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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