Nocardia neocaledoniensis [corrected] as a cause of skin and soft tissue infection.
Nocardia neocaledoniensis was introduced as a new environmental species of Nocardia in 2004. We present the first case of human skin and soft tissue infection caused by this species in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving prednisone and methotrexate therapy.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Texas A&M School of Medicine, Temple, Texas, USA.
Travea
T
McGhie
Robert
R
Fader
John
J
Carpenter
Barbara A
BA
Brown-Elliott
Ravikiran
R
Vasireddy
Richard J
RJ
Wallace
D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000235:genetics; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D000069816:SEC Translocation Channels; D000081416:SecA Proteins; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D000069816:SEC Translocation Channels; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases; D000081416:SecA Proteins; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate