| Literature DB >> 23637291 |
Eva Leitner1, Thomas Valentin, Martin Hoenigl, Philipp Lanz, Holger Flick, Ines Zollner-Schwetz, Andrea J Grisold, Gebhard Feierl, Robert Krause.
Abstract
Nocardia spp. are rarely isolated in extrapulmonary clinical specimens. We describe the first case of olecranon bursitis caused by Nocardia asiatica. The patient, a traveler returning from Thailand, was successfully treated with linezolid.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23637291 PMCID: PMC3697728 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00517-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948