Nocardia paucivorans brain abscess. Clinical and microbiological characteristics
Luis Aliaga,
Georgette Fatoul,
Emilio Guirao-Arrabal,
Alejandro Peña,
Javier Rodríguez-Granger,
Fernando Cobo
Affiliations
Luis Aliaga
Department of Medicine, University of Granada, Avda. de la Ilustración, 80, 18016, Granada, Spain; Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Avda. de la Ilustración, 80, 18016, Granada, Spain; Corresponding author at: Department of Medicine, University of Granada, Avda. de la Ilustración, 80, 18016, Granada, Spain.
Georgette Fatoul
Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Avda. de la Ilustración, 80, 18016, Granada, Spain
Emilio Guirao-Arrabal
Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Campus de la Salud, Avda. de la Ilustración, 80, 18016, Granada, Spain
Alejandro Peña
Department of Microbiology, Hospital Campus de la Salud, Avda. de la Ilustración, 80, 18016, Granada, Spain
Javier Rodríguez-Granger
Department of Microbiology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas, s/n, 18014, Granada, Spain
Fernando Cobo
Department of Microbiology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas, s/n, 18014, Granada, Spain
Nocardia paucivorans brain abscesses are unusual in humans. Sixteen cases of this infection have been reported in the world medical literature. There is precise clinical information available from nine patients. All of these patients recovered or were cured from their brain disease with long-term antimicrobial treatment. Surgical drainage was performed in four patients. Keywords: Nocardia, Nocardiosis, Nocardia paucivorans, Nocardia brain abscess, Nocardia infections
