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

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

doi:10.1016/j.imj.2023.11.002

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

Infect Med (Beijing). 2023 Nov 10;2(4):343-348. doi: 10.1016/j.imj.2023.11.002. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Lihua Qi¹, Weihong Fan¹, Jing Li², Hongfei Cui³, Jianxia Xu¹, Dongmei Gu¹, Jiaojiao Meng⁴, Jie Liu^{1

5}

Affiliations

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.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Abscess; Immunocompetent; Infection; Nocardia beijingensis.

Publication types

Case Reports