Fatal pneumonia and empyema thoracis caused by imipenem-resistant Nocardia abscessus in a cancer patient

Autor:	Sheng-Yuan Ruan, Chun-Hsing Liao, Po-Ren Hsueh, Hsih-Yeh Tsai, Chih-Cheng Lai
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Male Microbiology (medical) Imipenem Multiple Organ Failure Hemangiosarcoma Nocardia abscessus Nocardia Infections Empyema thoracis Nocardia Microbiology Immunocompromised Host Species level Drug Resistance Multiple Bacterial RNA Ribosomal 16S Antibiotic therapy Immunology and Microbiology(all) Trimethoprim Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination Humans Medicine Immunology and Allergy Empyema Pleural General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Ceftriaxone Cancer Pneumonia General Medicine Middle Aged bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease Imipenem-resistant 16S rRNA sequencing Anti-Bacterial Agents respiratory tract diseases Infectious Diseases business medicine.drug
Zdroj:	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection. 48(6):706-708
ISSN:	1684-1182
DOI:	10.1016/j.jmii.2013.01.005
Popis:	We describe a case of pneumonia and empyema thoracis caused by trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole-susceptible, but imipenem-resistant Nocardia abscessus in a cancer patient. The isolate was confirmed to the species level by 16S rRNA sequencing analysis. The patient did not respond to antibiotic therapy, including ceftriaxone and imipenem, and died of progressing pneumonia and multiple organ failure.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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