title: First case of cerebral abscess due to a novel Nocardia species in an immunocompromised patient.
abstract: We report the first case of cerebral abscess due to a novel species of Nocardia in a heart transplant patient and describe the antimicrobial susceptibility of this isolate. As our patient was intolerant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, we also discuss alternative therapeutic options in brain abscess due to Nocardia sp.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flateau
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jurado
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lemaître
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loïez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saiz-Jimenez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Decoene
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bergeron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boiron
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Faure
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guery
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Nava
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents