Nocardia infection causing non-healing surgical wounds: A case series from Bangladesh
Objective: Nocardia can be introduced accidentally causing non-healing surgical wounds. Method: From February 2017 to January 2021 samples from wounds were collected. Nocardia identification and susceptibility testing were carried out by standard procedure. Results: Seventeen (35.4 %) Nocardia spp....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221005841 |
| Summary: | Objective: Nocardia can be introduced accidentally causing non-healing surgical wounds. Method: From February 2017 to January 2021 samples from wounds were collected. Nocardia identification and susceptibility testing were carried out by standard procedure. Results: Seventeen (35.4 %) Nocardia spp. and 20 other pathogens (41.7%) were recovered by culture. Drug susceptibility among Nocardia was >70% to amikacin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, levofloxacin, linezolid, and imipenem, 47% to cephalosporins and 41% to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Conclusions: Infections with Nocardia spp. should be considered in non-healing surgical wounds. |
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| ISSN: | 1201-9712 |