Posttraumatic ankle arthritis due to a novel Nocardia species.
Introduction: Nocardial arthritis in immunocompetent patients is rare, and the optimum duration of antimicrobial therapy is unknown, although several months of antibiotic treatment is often recommended. Case report: We here report the first case of human infection with a novel Nocardia sp., summaris...
| Publicado en: | Infection Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 407 - 413 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
| Formato: | case study Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Oct2010
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| Sumario: | Introduction: Nocardial arthritis in immunocompetent patients is rare, and the optimum duration of antimicrobial therapy is unknown, although several months of antibiotic treatment is often recommended. Case report: We here report the first case of human infection with a novel Nocardia sp., summarise the epidemiology of nocardial arthritis and outline the feasibility of relatively short antibiotic treatments after careful surgical drainage. |
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