Nocardia discitis in an immunocompetent patient

Joint Bone Spine. 2007 Mar;74(2):207-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2006.08.003. Epub 2007 Feb 2.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Abscess / microbiology
  • Abscess / surgery
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Discitis / diagnosis*
  • Discitis / immunology
  • Discitis / microbiology
  • Discitis / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Lumbar Vertebrae* / microbiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nocardia Infections / diagnosis*
  • Nocardia Infections / immunology
  • Nocardia Infections / microbiology
  • Nocardia Infections / therapy*
  • Nocardia asteroides / isolation & purification
  • Psoas Muscles
  • Radiography
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents