Nocardia spp. meningoencephalitis: A case report and literature review

Alvaro Ignacio Arango Duque; Paola Andrea Ortiz Salas; Juan Mauricio Pardo Oviedo; Andres Mora; Franco Ruales

doi:10.1016/j.infect.2014.02.005

Nocardia spp. meningoencephalitis: A case report and literature review

Alvaro Ignacio Arango Duque, Paola Andrea Ortiz Salas, Juan Mauricio Pardo Oviedo, Andres Mora, Franco Ruales

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© 2014 ACIN. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.Nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic disease that affects mainly patients with deficient cell-mediated immunity, such as those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or transplant recipients. The central nervous system presentation is as cerebral abscesses and less frequently, as primary meningitis. Here, a case of primary nocardia meningitis is described in a patient without a predisposing condition, along with a literature review.

Translated title of the contribution	Meningoencefalitis por Nocardia spp.: Reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura
Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	109-115
Number of pages	7
Journal	Infectio
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infect.2014.02.005
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

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