First case of fatal bacteremia due to Nocardia neocaledoniensis

Abstract

Highlights First case of bacteremia due to N.neocaledoniensis in an immunocompromised patient. Mass spectrometry is a discriminant technique to identify rapidly N.neocaledoniensis. Incubating culture media for a longer time helps to obtain definitive diagnosis and adapt antibiotics.

Diversity, antimicrobial activity, and susceptibility of culturable soil actinobacteria isolated from Sichang Island

“…neocaledoniensis is an uncommon cause of human infection and rarely documented for skin, soft tissue, and ocular infection [26,29]. In 2020, the first fatal bacteremia case due to N. neocaledoniensis was reported [30], while an outbreak of N. neocaledoniensis mastitis in an Italian dairy herd was reported in 2008 [31]. At the time of reporting the present study, there has been no case report for both N. lijiangensis and N. xishanensis infections.…”

Nocardia neocaledoniensis as Rare Cause of Spondylodiscitis

“…Nocardia are typically opportunistic pathogens in immunocompromised patients ( 2 ). Nocardia neocaledoniensis is responsible for skin and soft tissue infections ( 3 , 4 ) ; its involvement in invasive infections has been 1 brain abscess and 1 case of bacteremia ( 5 , 6 ). We report a case of spondylodiscitis caused by N. neocaledoniensis .…”