First report of Nocardia beijingensis infection in an immunocompetent host in the United States

Jennifer A Crozier; Swati Andhavarapu; Lisa M Brumble; Taimur Sher

doi:10.1128/JCM.00588-14

First report of Nocardia beijingensis infection in an immunocompetent host in the United States

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jul;52(7):2730-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00588-14. Epub 2014 May 14.

Authors

Jennifer A Crozier¹, Swati Andhavarapu¹, Lisa M Brumble¹, Taimur Sher²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
² Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA [email protected].

Abstract

Here we describe the first reported case of Nocardia beijingensis infection in the United States, made rarer by its presence in an immunocompetent patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Nocardia / classification*
Nocardia / drug effects
Nocardia / isolation & purification*
Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
Nocardia Infections / microbiology*
Nocardia Infections / pathology
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiography, Thoracic
Treatment Outcome
United States

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents