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Posttraumatic ankle arthritis due to a novel Nocardia species

Uçkay, I. ; Bouchuiguir-Wafa, K. ; Ninet, B. ; Emonet, S. ; Assal, M. ; Harbarth, S. ; Schrenzel, J.

In: Infection, 2010, vol. 38, no. 5, p. 407-412

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    Titre
    • Posttraumatic ankle arthritis due to a novel Nocardia species
    Auteur
    • Uçkay, I.. Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Bouchuiguir-Wafa, K.. Laboratory of Bacteriology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Ninet, B.. Laboratory of Bacteriology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Emonet, S.. Service of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Assal, M.. Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 4, Rue Gabrielle Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Harbarth, S.. Service of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    • Schrenzel, J.. Service of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva 14, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:315216
    Summary
    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