Posttraumatic ankle arthritis due to a novel Nocardia species.
BACKGROUND
Nocardial arthritis in immunocompetent patients is rare, and the optimum duration of antimicrobial therapy is unknown, although several months of antibiotic treatment is often recommended.


METHODS
We here report the first case of human infection with a novel Nocardia sp., summarise the epidemiology of nocardial arthritis and outline the feasibility of relatively short antibiotic treatments after careful surgical drainage.
Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. ilker.uckay@hcuge.ch
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Uçkay
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Bouchuiguir-Wafa
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Ninet
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Emonet
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Assal
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Harbarth
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Schrenzel
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009615:Nocardia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents