Nocardia farcinica brain abscess in a patient without immunocompromise

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作者：
Fellows, G. A. [1 ]
Kalsi, P. S. [1 ]
Martin, A. J. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ London St Georges Hosp, Atkinson Morley Wing, London SW17 0RE, England
来源：
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY | 2007年 / 21卷 / 03期
关键词：
brain abscess; Nocardia farcinica; moxifloxacin;
D O I：
10.1080/02688690701365770
中图分类号：
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要：
Brain abscess has an incidence of 1 per 100,000 in developed countries and a mortality rate of 10%. Cerebral infections with Nocardia farcinica have a mortality of up to 90%. Nocardial species are important pathogens in immunocompromised hosts, but infections in immunocompetent patients are extremely rare. We report a case of primary brain abscess with N. farcinica in a patient without immunosuppression, which was treated with surgery and a one-year course of oral moxifloxacin.
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