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Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection of a traumatic skin wound.

Laboratoire de Bactériologie et d'Hygiène Hospitalière, Hôpital Trousseau, Tours, France.
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology (impact factor: 2.86). 06/1997; 16(5):383-4.
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT A case of primary Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection of a skin wound over an open fracture in a previously healthy adult who suffered multiple trauma in a car accident is reported. The organism was identified in cultures of pus specimens from the infected wound. The case demonstrated the difficulties of testing susceptibility of nocardiae in vitro and the necessity of prolonged antibiotic treatment. The prevalence of nocardial infections is underestimated, highlighting the need for adequate documentation of such infections and compilation of the information by public health authorities.

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Keywords

antibiotic treatment
 
car accident
 
compilation
 
cultures
 
difficulties
 
infected wound
 
multiple trauma
 
nocardiae
 
nocardial infections
 
primary Nocardia otitidiscaviarum infection
 
public health authorities
 
pus specimens
 
skin wound