First case of fatal bacteremia due to Nocardia neocaledoniensis

First case of fatal bacteremia due to Nocardia neocaledoniensis

Nocardia neocaledoniensis is an uncommon cause of human-infections. Few cases are reported in the literature. We describe the first case of bacteremia caused by N. neocaledoniensis. This article underlines the importance of mass spectrometry for easy and rapid identification of such bacterium.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandre Regueme, Anne Vachee, Claire Duployez, Anne-Emilie Petit, Pauline Coulon, Frédéric Wallet, Caroline Loiez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Nocardia neocaledoniensis
Bacteremia
MALDI-TOF
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920302420

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