scholarly journals Primary Nocardia farcinica Brain Abscess With Secondary Relapsing Meningitis in an Immunocompromised Patient

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 304-306
Author(s):  
Eleni Mylona ◽  
Styliani Golfinopoulou ◽  
Anthi Tragousti ◽  
Athanasios Skoutelis
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient ◽  
Nocardia Farcinica

Primary brain abscess with Nocardia farcinica in an immunocompetent patient

2002 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Malincarne ◽  
Massimo Marroni ◽  
Claudio Farina ◽  
Guido Camanni ◽  
Marina Valente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Immunocompetent Patient ◽  
Nocardia Farcinica

Nocardia farcinica brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient treated with antibiotics and two surgical techniques

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 1675-1677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Tsao Chung ◽  
Jung-Chung Lin ◽  
Cheng-Ta Hsieh ◽  
Guann-Juh Chen ◽  
Da-Tong Ju
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Immunocompetent Patient ◽  
Nocardia Farcinica

Nocardia farcinica brain abscess: a case report and review of the literature

Neurocirugía ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 600-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Sabuncuoğlu ◽  
Z. Cibali Açikgöz ◽  
M. Çaydere ◽  
H. Üstün ◽  
I. Semih Keskil
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Nocardia Farcinica

First successful treatment of Nocardia farcinica brain abscess with moxifloxacin

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. e99-e102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Fihman ◽  
Béatrice Berçot ◽  
Joaquim Mateo ◽  
Marie-Reine Losser ◽  
Laurent Raskine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Nocardia Farcinica

scholarly journals A Case of Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia farcinica in which the Test Results for Drug Susceptibility Conflicted with the Actual Clinical Course

2016 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 661-665
Author(s):  
Ayako SHIMADA (YOKOE) ◽  
Chie KOUMURA ◽  
Masakazu KOUNO ◽  
Toshihiko SAKAI ◽  
Hirokazu TOJIMA
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Drug Susceptibility ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Nocardia Farcinica

scholarly journals A fatal case of empyema thoracis by Nocardia farcinica in an immunocompromised patient

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 390 ◽  
Author(s):  
MV Parande ◽  
RS Shinde ◽  
BG Mantur ◽  
AM Parande ◽  
MR Chandrashekhar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immunocompromised Patient ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Empyema Thoracis ◽  
Nocardia Farcinica

scholarly journals Nocardia Farcinica brain abscess in an immunocompetent old patient: A case report and review of literature

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 399 ◽  
Author(s):  
DineshMohan Chaudhari ◽  
PushpendraNath Renjen ◽  
Raman Sardana ◽  
Hena Butta
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Nocardia Farcinica

scholarly journals Nocardia thailandica Brain Abscess in an Immunocompromised Patient

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Muhammad Effendi ◽  
Samad Tirmizi ◽  
Dayna McManus ◽  
Anita J. Huttner ◽  
David R. Peaper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient ◽  
Treatment Success ◽  
Cns Infection ◽  
16S Rdna Sequencing ◽  
Rdna Sequencing ◽  
Cns Penetration ◽  
Initiation Of Therapy

Objectives. Successful treatment for Nocardia thailandica is not well elucidated in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, N. thailandica has not yet been described in the medical literature to cause central nervous system (CNS) infection from brain abscess. We report the case of an immunocompromised patient who underwent successful treatment to treat his brain abscess caused by N. thailandica. Methods. After failing medical therapy, the patient underwent a craniotomy, and tissue was sent for culture. Upon identification by 16S rDNA sequencing, the organism causing infection was identified to be N. thailandica. Results. Based on susceptibilities, the patient was treated with IV ceftriaxone 2 grams daily for five months. The patient demonstrated clinical and radiological improvement which persisted to 7 months after initiation of therapy. Conclusions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documented case of a brain abscess due to N. thailandica which was successfully treated. Due to the location of the infection, ceftriaxone was chosen because of optimal CNS penetration. Ceftriaxone monotherapy demonstrated clinical and radiographic treatment success resulting in the successful treatment of this infection.

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