Posttraumatic ankle arthritis due to a novel Nocardia species

Uckay, Ilker; Bouchuiguir-Wafa, K.; Bescher Ninet, Béatrice Alice; Emonet, Stéphane; Assal, Mathieu; Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen; Schrenzel, Jacques

doi:10.1007/s15010-010-0027-y

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Title		Posttraumatic ankle arthritis due to a novel Nocardia species
Authors		Uckay, Ilker Bouchuiguir-Wafa, K. Bescher Ninet, Béatrice Alice Emonet, Stéphane Assal, Mathieu Harbarth, Stéphan Juergen Schrenzel, Jacques
Published in		Infection. 2010, vol. 38, no. 5, p. 407-412
Collection		Open Access - Licence nationale Springer
Abstract		INTRODUCTION: Nocardial arthritis in immunocompetent patients is rare, and the optimum duration of antimicrobial therapy is unknown, although several months of antibiotic treatment is often recommended. CASE REPORT: We here report the first case of human infection with a novel Nocardia sp., summarise the epidemiology of nocardial arthritis and outline the feasibility of relatively short antibiotic treatments after careful surgical drainage.
Keywords		Adult — Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use — Arthritis/drug therapy/etiology/ microbiology — Humans — Male — Nocardia/genetics/ isolation & purification — Nocardia Infections/drug therapy/etiology/ microbiology — Wounds and Injuries/ complications
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1007/s15010-010-0027-y PMID: 20508966
Full text		Article (Published version) - Free access Other version: http://www.springerlink.com/content/103905/
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie
Research groups		Analyse génomique et fonctionnelle du staphylocoque doré (604) Epidémiologie et contrôle de la résistance aux antibiotiques (866)
Citation (ISO format)		UCKAY, Ilker et al. Posttraumatic ankle arthritis due to a novel Nocardia species. In: Infection, 2010, vol. 38, n° 5, p. 407-412. doi: 10.1007/s15010-010-0027-y https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:20718