Nocardia kroppenstedtii: A rare pathogen isolated from the spinal vertebral abscess of a patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy

• Main Authors: Tay, S. T., Wong, P. L., Chiu, C-K, Tang, S. N., Lee, J. L., Hamdan, N. W., Lee, C-K, Karunakaran, R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Verduci Publishers 2021
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34063/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

OBJECTIVE: Nocardia kroppenstedtii was isolated from the spinal vertebral abscess of a 78-year-old patient presenting with mid-thoracic pain and bilateral lower limb weakness and numbness. The patient was on long-term immunosuppressive therapy with steroids for underlying autoimmune hemolytic anemia...