First report of Nocardia asiatica olecranon bursitis in an immunocompetent traveler returning to Austria

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jul;51(7):2461-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00517-13. Epub 2013 May 1.

Abstract

Nocardia spp. are rarely isolated in extrapulmonary clinical specimens. We describe the first case of olecranon bursitis caused by Nocardia asiatica. The patient, a traveler returning from Thailand, was successfully treated with linezolid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / therapeutic use
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Austria
  • Bursitis / diagnosis*
  • Bursitis / drug therapy
  • Bursitis / microbiology
  • Bursitis / pathology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Humans
  • Linezolid
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nocardia / isolation & purification*
  • Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
  • Nocardia Infections / microbiology
  • Nocardia Infections / pathology*
  • Olecranon Process / pathology*
  • Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Thailand
  • Travel*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Linezolid

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KC333452