Nocardia neocaledoniensis as Rare Cause of Spondylodiscitis

Nocardia neocaledoniensis is a rare species of Nocardia bacteria, identified in 2004 in hypermagnesian ultramafic soil of New Caledonia. Culture of this opportunistic pathogen from spinal biopsy samples confirmed N. neocaledoniensis spondylodiscitis in an immunocompromised man. Isolation of this unu...

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Autores principales: Choquet, Emeline, Rodriguez-Nava, Veronica, Peltier, François, Wankap-Mogo, Rodrigue, Bergeron, Emmanuelle, Joseph, Cédric, Lemaitre, Nadine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9881783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36692867
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.221389
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Sumario:Nocardia neocaledoniensis is a rare species of Nocardia bacteria, identified in 2004 in hypermagnesian ultramafic soil of New Caledonia. Culture of this opportunistic pathogen from spinal biopsy samples confirmed N. neocaledoniensis spondylodiscitis in an immunocompromised man. Isolation of this unusual species from spinal biopsy samples illustrates its underappreciated ability to cause invasive infection.

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