scholarly journals Nocardia Brain Abscess Mimicking Metastases in an Immunocompromised Patient

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caren Stuebe ◽  
Samantha Dayawansa ◽  
Jason H Huang ◽  
Frank S Harris
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient

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.

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

Successful treatment of brain abscess caused byNocardia in an immunocompromised patient after failure of co-trimoxazole

Infection ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 365-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Overkamp ◽  
B. Waldmann ◽  
T. Lins ◽  
Th. Lingenfelser ◽  
M. Eggstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient

scholarly journals Molecular Identification of Leuconostoc mesenteroides as a Cause of Brain Abscess in an Immunocompromised Patient

2006 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 3044-3045 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Albanese ◽  
T. Spanu ◽  
M. Sali ◽  
F. Novegno ◽  
T. D'Inzeo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Molecular Identification ◽  
Leuconostoc Mesenteroides ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient

Characterization ofStreptococcus constellatusStrains Recovered From a Brain Abscess and Periodontal Pockets in an Immunocompromised Patient

2004 ◽  
Vol 75 (12) ◽  
pp. 1720-1723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Marques da Silva ◽  
Dominique A. Caugant ◽  
Roger Josefsen ◽  
Leif Tronstad ◽  
Ingar Olsen
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient

scholarly journals Listeria monocytogenes brain abscess in an immunocompromised patient: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 2663
Author(s):  
Vinit Suri ◽  
S. Chatterjee ◽  
Rohini Handa ◽  
Swapnil Jain ◽  
Mohit Kalangi Venkata Naga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
Neurological Manifestations ◽  
Oral Antibiotics ◽  
Mri Scan ◽  
Rare Presentation

Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular gram-positive bacillus which usually infects immunocompromised patients, though it can infrequently infect immunocompetent individuals, neonates and pregnant women as well. Neurological manifestations include meningitis and cerebritis. Brain Abscess is an extremely rare presentation with approximately 80 reported cases. Authors report a patient with a brain abscess identified on an MRI scan with positive blood culture for Listeria monocytogenes. Patient was managed conservatively with intravenous followed by oral antibiotics with resolution of the abscess. 

scholarly journals Brain Abscess Caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum in an Immunocompromised Patient

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 1171-1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. McNeil ◽  
R. F. Luo ◽  
H. Vogel ◽  
N. Banaei ◽  
D. Y. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Brain Abscess ◽  
Immunocompromised Patient
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