Clinical Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Patients With Brain Abscess due to Nocardia Species.

Cristina Corsini CampioliNatalia E Castillo AlmeidaJohn C O'HoroDouglas ChallenerJohn Raymond GoDaniel C DeSimoneM Rizwan Sohail

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)

Nocardia is an important cause of brain abscess in the immunocompromised host. Early diagnostic and therapeutic aspiration may help health care providers confirm the diagnosis, choose an appropriate antimicrobial regimen, and achieve source control.

Keyphrases

healthcare
resting state
white matter
functional connectivity
staphylococcus aureus
cerebral ischemia
rare case
intensive care unit
metabolic syndrome
brain injury
insulin resistance
blood brain barrier
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation