Nocardia asteroides brain abscesses and meningitis in an immunocompromized 10-year-old child

Emilie Chow; Theodore Moore; Jaime Deville; Karin Nielsen

doi:10.1080/00365540510038965

Nocardia asteroides brain abscesses and meningitis in an immunocompromized 10-year-old child

Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(6-7):511-3. doi: 10.1080/00365540510038965.

Authors

Emilie Chow¹, Theodore Moore, Jaime Deville, Karin Nielsen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Mattel Children Hospital at University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

PMID: 16012015
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510038965

Abstract

Nocardiosis is an uncommon pediatric infection. We describe the successful treatment of Nocardia brain abscesses and meningitis in an immunocompromized boy with a history of both liver and bone marrow transplants.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Brain Abscess / drug therapy
Brain Abscess / microbiology*
Child
Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Liver Transplantation
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
Nocardia Infections / drug therapy
Nocardia asteroides* / isolation & purification
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / therapeutic use

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination