Despite advances in the diagnosis and management of brain abscess, significant
associated morbidity and mortality remain high. We retrospectively reviewed adults who …

Background Early switch to oral antimicrobials has been suggested as a treatment strategy
in patients with brain abscess, but the practice is controversial. Objectives This review aimed …

Background. Nocardia is an environmental pathogen with a predilection for causing
opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients, including solid organ transplant …

Management dilemmas in Nocardia brain infection : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
Management dilemmas in Nocardia brain infection : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases Log …

We reviewed invasive Nocardia infections in 3 noncontiguous geographic areas in the
United States during 2011–2018. Among 268 patients with invasive nocardiosis, 48.2 …

Forty-one stored samples from cases of spontaneous brain abscess were investigated to
gain insight into the natural history, causative agents, and relevant laboratory diagnostics of …

Background Nocardia cyriacigeorgica was first described in 2001. It is an emerging
pathogen that mainly affects immunocompromised patients. A brain abscess caused by N …

Background Brain abscess (BA) is a rare but life-threatening infection. Early identification of
the pathogen is helpful to improve the outcomes. This study aimed to describe the clinical …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to elucidate the etiologies of brain abscesses
in the tropics. Despite the similarities in causes of brain abscesses across global regions …

Nocardia spp. is an aerobic Gram-positive bacillus responsible for nocardiosis. Herein, we
performed a retrospective study to evaluate the performance of BACTEC MGIT 960 system …