Brain abscess caused by Nocardia farcinica in a person living with HIV.
Nocardia farcinica
Brain abscess
HIV
Treatment
Journal
BMC infectious diseases
ISSN: 1471-2334
Titre abrégé: BMC Infect Dis
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968551
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Oct 2024
03 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
04
05
2024
accepted:
27
09
2024
medline:
4
10
2024
pubmed:
4
10
2024
entrez:
4
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Nocardia farcinica is the most pathogenic Nocardia, which is easy to disseminate. It can be caused by trauma, and even lead to severe lung or central nervous system infection. This report covers a case of Nocardia brain abscess in an HIV patient, who underwent resection of the brain abscess, followed by anti-infective therapy with sulfamethoxazole and meropenem, and eventually made a good recovery. The mortality rate of Nocardia farcinica brain abscess has been attributed to the severity of the underlying disease, the difficulty in identifying the pathogen, and its inherent resistance to antibiotics, leading to inappropriate or late initiation of treatment. Medication should follow the principle of sufficient dosage and sufficient course of treatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39363255
doi: 10.1186/s12879-024-10014-x
pii: 10.1186/s12879-024-10014-x
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Sulfamethoxazole
JE42381TNV
Meropenem
FV9J3JU8B1
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1100Subventions
Organisme : the Hangzhou Biomedical Industry Support Project，
ID : grant number 2024WJC028
Organisme : Zhejiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Program of China
ID : 2024ZL758
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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