Isolation of <i>Nocardia paucivorans</i> from the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Relapse of Cerebral Nocardiosis

Abstract

Nocardia paucivorans represents a new species of the genus Nocardia that has recently been isolated from bronchial secretions of a patient with chronic lung disease. Here, we report on the course of a disseminated infection caused by this species: i.e., cerebral and subsequent meningeal manifestations, isolation from the cerebrospinal fluid, and in vitro susceptibility to various antimicrobial agents.