| RRC ID |
52796
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| Author |
Yamamoto F, Yamashita S, Kawano H, Tanigawa T, Mihara Y, Gonoi T, Ando Y.
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| Title |
Meningitis and Ventriculitis due to Nocardia araoensis Infection.
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| Journal |
Intern Med
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| Abstract |
A 73-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with disturbance of consciousness, fever and headache. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed pleocytosis with neutrophil predominance, increased protein and low glucose. CSF and blood cultures yielded negative results. Antibiotics and antituberculous drugs were started for meningitis. An antimycotic was also added. The patient died from transtentorial hernia 99 days after admission. Autopsy revealed meningitis, ventriculitis and brain abscess, and Nocardia araoensis was detected in pus from the left lateral ventricle. This appears to represent the first report of N. araoensis meningitis complicated by ventriculitis and brain abscess.
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| Volume |
56(7)
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| Pages |
853-859
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| Published |
2017-4-1
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| DOI |
10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7332
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| PMID |
28381755
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| PMC |
PMC5457932
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| MeSH |
Aged
Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
Brain Abscess / complications*
Brain Abscess / microbiology
Cerebral Ventriculitis / complications*
Cerebral Ventriculitis / drug therapy
Cerebral Ventriculitis / microbiology
Humans
Male
Meningitis / complications*
Meningitis / drug therapy
Meningitis / microbiology
Nocardia*
Nocardia Infections / complications*
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| IF |
1.005
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| Times Cited |
6
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| Resource |
| Pathogenic eukaryotic microorganisms |
病原放線菌：IFM 11557 |
