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ArticleCureus2023

Brain Abscess Caused by Nocardia farcinica in a Young Immunocompetent Patient.

Tetyana Okan, Saliman Esmati, Homayoon Lodeen, Michael Abawkaw, Jashandeep Kaur, Kaushik Doshi, Md Aticul Islam

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tetyana OkanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
Saliman EsmatiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
Homayoon LodeenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
Michael AbawkawDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
Jashandeep KaurDepartment of Internal Medicine, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, USA.
Kaushik DoshiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
Md Aticul IslamDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA.
New York Institute of Technology · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebral nocardiosis is a rare opportunistic infectious disease that occurs mainly in immunocompromised hosts; however, immunocompetent patients may be affected too. It often results in the formation of intraparenchymal brain abscess, which represents only 2% of all cerebral abscesses. The overall mortality rate exceeds 20% in immunocompetent patients and 55% in immunocompromised patients. Bacteriological diagnosis is often confirmed only after the surgical excision of the abscess. Thus, the initiation of effective therapy is frequently delayed. Our goal is to highlight a diagnostic approach to cerebral nocardiosis in an immunocompetent patient with the purpose of accelerating the initiation of the appropriate therapy. We report a rare case of brain abscess caused by

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allergic reaction to bactrimbrain abscessbrain abscess excisionbrain abscess mricerebral nocardiosisct and mri brainimmunocompetent patientsintravenous drug use (ivdu)nocardia farcinicanon-immunocompromised

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PMID37489194
PMCPMC10362991
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