Open AccessFirst Report of Nocardia asiatica Olecranon Bursitis in an Immunocompetent Traveler Returning to Austria
Author(s) -
Eva Leitner,
Thomas Valentin,
Martin Hoenigl,
Philipp Lanz,
Holger Flick,
Ines ZollnerSchwetz,
Andrea Grisold,
Gebhard Feierl,
Robert Krause
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00517-13
Subject(s) - nocardia , bursitis , olecranon , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , biology , surgery , bacteria , elbow , genetics
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.
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