Ventriculitis and choroid plexitis caused by multidrug-resistant Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis.
We describe a case of ventriculitis and choroid plexitis caused by a multidrug-resistant Nocardia pseudobrasiliensis in an immunocompetent child. Difficulties establishing an etiologic diagnosis, inconsistencies of antibiotic susceptibility testing, and the side effects of various antimicrobials presented challenges to her treatment and eventual favorable outcome.
Mongkolrattanothai
Kanokporn
K
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois College of Medicine of Peoria and Children's Hospital of Illinois, USA. kmongkol@uic.edu
Ramakrishnan
Sreemdevi
S
Zagardo
Michael
M
Gray
Barry
B
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009615:Nocardia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents