Brain abscesses caused by Nocardia are rare, but it is very important to detect and treat them early because the associated mortality is 3 times higher than that associated with other bacterial brain abscesses. This infection is prevalent among adults on long-term immunosuppressive therapy; we report the case of a male kidney transplant recipient aged 12.7 years who developed early multiple Nocardia -induced brain abscesses that were successfully treated with linezolid, a novel antibiotic therapy.

Successful medical treatment of multiple brain abscesses due to Nocardia farcinica in a paediatric renal transplant recipient / SM. Vigano, A. Edefonti, M. Ferraresso, ML. Ranzi, P. Grossi, A. Righini, R. Rusconi, L. Santambrogio, L. Ghio. - In: PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY. - ISSN 0931-041X. - 20:8(2005), pp. 1186-1188.

Successful medical treatment of multiple brain abscesses due to Nocardia farcinica in a paediatric renal transplant recipient

M. Ferraresso;L. Santambrogio
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2005

Abstract

Brain abscesses caused by Nocardia are rare, but it is very important to detect and treat them early because the associated mortality is 3 times higher than that associated with other bacterial brain abscesses. This infection is prevalent among adults on long-term immunosuppressive therapy; we report the case of a male kidney transplant recipient aged 12.7 years who developed early multiple Nocardia -induced brain abscesses that were successfully treated with linezolid, a novel antibiotic therapy.
Settore MED/21 - Chirurgia Toracica
Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale
2005
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