Disseminated Nocardia farcinica in an immunocompetent patient

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• 作者：H. Boamah ; MD^a ; ^{hboamah@nosm.ca} ; P. Puranam ; MD^a ; R.M. Sandre ; MD^a ; ^b
• 关键词：Nocardia farcinica ; Immunocompetent ; Disseminated brain abscess
• 刊名：IDCases
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：6
• 期：Complete
• 页码：9-12
• 全文大小：1035 K
• 卷排序：6

文摘

Nocardia farcinica is a gram-positive, partially acid-fast, methenamine silver-positive aerobic actinomycete that is infrequently associated with nocardiosis. The relative frequency of Nocardia farcinica isolates in nocardiosis is unknown but thought to be under diagnosis. It is increasingly been recognized in immunocompetent patients.We report a case of disseminated Nocardia farcinica causing brain abscess in 55 year old immunocompetent man who was successfully treated with long term antibiotics.The present report illustrates that early detection and treatment of disseminated Nocardia farcinica can lead to a good outcome.