title: First report of Nocardia asiatica olecranon bursitis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to Austria.
abstract: Nocardia spp. are rarely isolated in extrapulmonary clinical specimens. We describe the first case of olecranon bursitis caused by Nocardia asiatica. The patient, a traveler returning from Thailand, was successfully treated with linezolid.
authors: Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Environmental Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors: Eva
authors: E
authors: Leitner
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Valentin
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Hoenigl
authors: Philipp
authors: P
authors: Lanz
authors: Holger
authors: H
authors: Flick
authors: Ines
authors: I
authors: Zollner-Schwetz
authors: Andrea J
authors: AJ
authors: Grisold
authors: Gebhard
authors: G
authors: Feierl
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Krause
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001317:Austria; D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009615:Nocardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D056740:Olecranon Process / Q000473:pathology*; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013785:Thailand; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid
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