Persistent Nocardia beijingensis infection in a patient with postoperative abscess and misuse of antibiotics in China  

作　　者：Lihua Qi Weihong Fan Jing Li Hongfei Cui Jianxia Xu Dongmei Gu Jiaojiao Meng Jie Liu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Clinical Laboratory,Seventh Medical Center,PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100700,China [2]Department of Pathology,Seventh Medical Center,PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100700,China [3]School of Economics and Management,University of Science and Technology Beijing,Beijing 100083,China [4]Department of Medical Imaging,Seventh Medical Center,PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100700,China [5]The Second School of Clinical Medicine,Southern Medical University,Guangzhou 518055,China

出　　处：《Infectious Medicine》2023年第4期343-348,共6页感染医学（英文）

基　　金：supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No.81902112).

摘　　要：Here we describe the first case of abscess infection caused by Nocardia beijingensis in China.The patient was immunocompetent but suffered from postoperative abscess for 6 years.This study highlights the necessity of long-term infected foci to be thoroughly examined to identify the pathogen,as well as the importance of accurate Nocardia identification and antimicrobial susceptibility tests for understanding the pathogen’s epidemiology,clinical significance,and treatment strategy.

关 键 词：Nocardia beijingensis INFECTION ABSCESS IMMUNOCOMPETENT 

分 类 号：R51[医药卫生—内科学]