Nocardia Bacteremia and Endocarditis in a Patient With a Sulfa Allergy

Am J Med Sci. 2016 Nov;352(5):542-543. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.07.011. Epub 2016 Jul 18.

Authors

Jennifer Kuretski¹, Vishal Dahya², Lisa Cason¹, Prasad Chalasani³, Moti Ramgopal¹

Affiliations

¹ Associates in Infectious Diseases, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
² Division of Internal Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida. Electronic address: vdahya@mail.usf.edu.
³ Division of Internal Medicine, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida.

PMID: 27865306
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2016.07.011

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amikacin / therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacteremia / drug therapy*
Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
Drug Hypersensitivity*
Dyspnea
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / surgery
Nocardia
Nocardia Infections / drug therapy*
Sulfamethoxazole / adverse effects
Trimethoprim / adverse effects

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Ciprofloxacin
Amikacin
Trimethoprim
Sulfamethoxazole