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Case Reports
. 2011 Dec;49(12):4364-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.01062-11. Epub 2011 Oct 12.

First report of a brain abscess caused by Nocardia veterana

J E Arends  1 , A M Stemerding, S P Vorst, A J de Neeling, A J L Weersink
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First report of a brain abscess caused by Nocardia veterana

J E Arends et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

Among Nocardia species causing infections, Nocardia veterana is rarely isolated and is mostly described as causing pulmonary infections. This is the first presentation of a case of brain abscess attributable to an N. veterana infection in a patient with type 2 diabetes. Prolonged antibiotic therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole led to successful clinical recovery.

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Fig. 1.
CT scan of the left hemisphere of the cerebellum, showing the abscess (black arrow) caused by Nocardia veterana.
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