Nocardia asteroides brain abscesses and meningitis in an immunocompromized 10-year-old child.
Nocardiosis is an uncommon pediatric infection. We describe the successful treatment of Nocardia brain abscesses and meningitis in an immunocompromized boy with a history of both liver and bone marrow transplants.
Chow
Emilie
E
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mattel Children Hospital at University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Moore
Theodore
T
Deville
Jaime
J
Nielsen
Karin
K
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination