title: Nocardia nova as the causative agent in spondylodiscitis and psoas abscess.
abstract: We describe here the first case of Nocardia nova spondylodiscitis accompanied by a psoas abscess due to spreading from pulmonary nocardiosis. Nocardia was cultured from all affected sites. After 1 year of an appropriate antimicrobial therapy and a surgical drainage of the abscess that was required, the patient's clinical condition had improved.
authors.affiliation: Depatment of Bacteriology-Hygiene, University Hospital of Amiens, France. Hamdad-Daoudi.Farida@chu-amiens.fr
authors.forename: Farida
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hamdad
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: Youcef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Douadi
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laurans
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Canarelli
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Choukroun
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Nava
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boiron
authors.forename: Blaine
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beaman
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015299:Discitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed