Literature DB >> 23523047

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

Chih-Cheng Lai1, Hsih-Yeh Tsai2, Sheng-Yuan Ruan3, Chun-Hsing Liao4, Po-Ren Hsueh5.   

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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.
Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Keywords:  16S rRNA sequencing; Empyema thoracis; Imipenem-resistant; Nocardia abscessus

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Year:  2013        PMID： 23523047     DOI： 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.01.005

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Microbiol Immunol Infect        ISSN： 1684-1182            Impact factor:   4.399


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Journal:  J Clin Microbiol       Date:  2014-04-23       Impact factor: 5.948

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