Nocardia infection causing non-healing surgical wounds: A case series from Bangladesh.
Int J Infect Dis
; 110: 272-278, 2021 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-34274509
ABSTRACT
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.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Ferida Cirúrgica
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Nocardia
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Nocardiose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article