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
GROSSI, PAOLO ANTONIO;
2005-01-01
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.