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Nocardia brasiliensis in diabetic foot abscess: A rare case report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A BSTRACT Nocardia species are saprophytic bacteria, present in soil and water, usually associated with pulmonary infection and occasionally with abscesses in other body sites in immunocompromised patients and immunocompetent individuals. Microbiologically, they are aerobic, thin, branched, filamentous, gram-positive bacteria. Here, we report a case of diabetic foot abscess in an immunocompetent, adult male patient, due to Nocardia brasiliensis that could be diagnosed in a timely manner due to proper microbiological work-up and speciated using MALDI-TOF-VITEK-MS.

Source: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_857_24

Authors: Priyanka Singh, Soumyabrata Nag, Meena R. Mishra

Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

Language: English

Topic: Actinomycetales infections and treatment

Subfield: Microbiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $450