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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2025

Nocardia vinacea infection with septic articular involvement and tenosynovitis.

Axel Tabary, Oana Dumitrescu, Elisabeth Hodille, Claire Triffault Fillit, Cyrille B Confavreux, Emmanuel Massy

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Axel TabaryCentre Expert des Métastases Osseuses (CEMOS) - Service de Rhumatologie Sud, Hôpital Lyon Sud, Institut de Cancérologie des Hospices Civils de Lyon (IC-HCL), 165 Chemin du Grand Revoyet, Pierre-Bénite, 69310, France.
Oana DumitrescuLaboratoire de Biologie Médicale Multisite, Service de Bactériologie, Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale de Référence Nocardioses, Institut des Agents Infectieux, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Elisabeth HodilleLaboratoire de Biologie Médicale Multisite, Service de Bactériologie, Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale de Référence Nocardioses, Institut des Agents Infectieux, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Claire Triffault FillitService des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Cyrille B ConfavreuxCentre Expert des Métastases Osseuses (CEMOS) - Service de Rhumatologie Sud, Hôpital Lyon Sud, Institut de Cancérologie des Hospices Civils de Lyon (IC-HCL), 165 Chemin du Grand Revoyet, Pierre-Bénite, 69310, France.
Emmanuel MassyCentre Expert des Métastases Osseuses (CEMOS) - Service de Rhumatologie Sud, Hôpital Lyon Sud, Institut de Cancérologie des Hospices Civils de Lyon (IC-HCL), 165 Chemin du Grand Revoyet, Pierre-Bénite, 69310, France. emmanuel.massy@chu-lyon.fr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nocardiosis, typically affecting immunocompromised patients, can manifest in rare forms like hand tenosynovitis. We report a 91-year-old man with Nocardia vinacea, confirmed by genetic sequencing after negative cultures, likely caused by a gardening injury. The diagnosis was made early, in less than a week, thanks to molecular biology techniques performed directly on the specimen (synovial biopsy), drastically shortening the time needed to introduce antibiotic therapy adapted to Nocardiosis, as the Nocardia culture grew in around a month. This case emphasizes the need for early PCR testing and tailored diagnostic approaches.

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NocardiaNocardia InfectionsTenosynovitisAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansMaleAnti-Bacterial AgentsNocardiaSeptic tenosynovitis

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PMID41437229
PMCPMC12838466

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