Nocardia veterana, a new emerging pathogen.

ABSTRACT: Nocardia veterana is a newly described species named after the veteran's hospital where it was first isolated. This initial type strain was not thought to be clinically significant. We describe three cases of pulmonary disease attributable to N. veterana: two cases in patients presenting with multiple pulmonary nodules in a setting of immunocompromise and one case of exacerbation of chronic pulmonary disease. The isolates were susceptible to ampicillin, imipenem, gentamicin, amikacin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and had reduced susceptibilities to ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, minocycline, and ciprofloxacin. The MICs of amoxicillin-clavulanate were higher than that of ampicillin alone, and the bacteria produced a beta-lactamase detectable only after induction with clavulanic acid. Phenoty

SUBMITTER: Pottumarthy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC153934 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature