Case Report: Cerebral Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica Detected by Metagenomics in an Apparently Immunocompetent Patient

Autor: Virginie Courbin, Quentin Riller, Jean-Louis Amegnizin, Guillaume Gricourt, Vanessa Demontant, Vincent Fihman, Cecile Angebault, Matthieu Mahevas, Géraldine Gaube, Laëtitia Coutte, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Raphaël Lepeule, Christophe Rodriguez, Paul-Louis Woerther
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 13 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-3224
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.719124
Popis: We report a case of meningoencephalitis due to Nocardia cyriacigeorgica diagnosed with metagenomics, while all the standard methods were negative. This diagnosis made adaptation of antimicrobial treatment possible and led to the discovery of a rare, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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