Case report: Nocardial brain abscess in a persistently SARS-CoV-2 PCR positive patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Case report: Nocardial brain abscess in a persistently SARS-CoV-2 PCR positive patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in immunocompromised patients represents a major challenge for diagnostics, surveillance, and treatment. Some individuals remain SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive for a prolonged period. The clinical and epidemiological significance of this phenomenon is not well understood. We...

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Main Authors: Jelena Veličković, Tatjana Adžić Vukičević, Aleksandra Radovanović Spurnić, Igor Lazić, Bojana Popović, Ivan Bogdanović, Savo Raičević, Dragana Marić, Ivana Berisavac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
brain abscess
Nocardia
systemic lupus erythematosus
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
immunosuppression
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.973817/full

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