Meningitis and spondylodiscitis due to Nocardia nova in an immunocompetent patient

Abstract Background Disseminated nocardiosis is a very rare disease. By now only few cases of meningitis and spondylodiscitis have been reported. To our knowledge, this is the first case of meningitis caused by Nocardia nova. Case presentation We report on a case of bacteraemia, meningitis and spond...

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Main Authors: F. Lestin-Bernstein, M. Tietke, S. Schmiedel, M. Dreimann, O. Heese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08067-5