Intracerebral Nocardia asteroides abscess treated by neurosurgical aspiration and combined therapy with sulfadiazine and cefotaxime

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1991;93(3):253-5. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(05)80015-0.

Abstract

We present a patient with a Nocardia brain abscess who failed to respond to repeated neurosurgical aspiration in combination with sulfadiazine therapy but improved after additional treatment with cefotaxime.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Abscess / drug therapy*
  • Brain Abscess / surgery
  • Cefotaxime / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nocardia Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Nocardia Infections / drug therapy*
  • Nocardia Infections / surgery
  • Nocardia asteroides*
  • Radiography
  • Suction
  • Sulfadiazine / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Sulfadiazine
  • Cefotaxime