Brain abscesses: the first report of disseminated Nocardia beijingensis infection in an immunocompetent individual in China.


Journal

BMC neurology
ISSN: 1471-2377
Titre abrégé: BMC Neurol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968555

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 Sep 2024
Historique:
received: 20 02 2024
accepted: 26 08 2024
medline: 14 9 2024
pubmed: 14 9 2024
entrez: 13 9 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Nocardia is widely distributed in the natural environment and typically cause opportunistic infections. However, it is important to note that the pathogenicity of different Nocardia species may vary significantly. Here we reported the first case of brain abscess caused by Nocardia beijingensis (N. beijingensis) infection in China. A 70-year-old male immunocompetent individual came to our hospital for treatment due to headache. After examination, it was found that he had a brain abscess caused by N. beijingensis. By utilizing a combination of surgical intervention and antibiotic therapy, the patient ultimately achieved full recovery. In addition, we isolated this strain and displayed its ultrastructure through scanning electron microscopy. The phylogenetic tree was analyzed by 16 S rRNA sequence. A literature review of N. beijingensis infections in all immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients was presented. It highlighted that abscess formation appears to be a common manifestation of N. beijingensis infection, and N. beijingensis has become an emerging pathogen in immunocompetent individuals.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39272012
doi: 10.1186/s12883-024-03826-6
pii: 10.1186/s12883-024-03826-6
doi:

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Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Pagination

341

Subventions

Organisme : New Project of Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital entitled "Construction of Rapid Nucleic Acid Detection Platform for Invasive Fungi"
ID : 20211214

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Lihong Jin (L)

School of Medical Technology and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, China.
Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hosiptal of Lin'an District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311399, China.
Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China.

Weiqun Zhang (W)

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First People's Hosiptal of Lin'an District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311399, China.

Fang Su (F)

Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China.

Youqi Ji (Y)

School of Medical Technology and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, China.
Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China.

Yumei Ge (Y)

Laboratory Medicine Center, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China. 11218070@zju.edu.cn.
Key Laboratory of Biomarkers and In Vitro Diagnosis Translation of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, China. 11218070@zju.edu.cn.

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