TY  - JOUR
T1  - FAilure of trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole in invasive nocardia asteroides infection
AU  - Geiseler P, Check F, Lamothe F, Andersen BR
Y1  - 1979/03/01
N1  - 10.1001/archinte.1979.03630400071025
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 355
EP  - 356
VL  - 139
IS  - 3
N2  - A case of pulmonary nocardiosis occurred with progressive involvement of the pleura, pericardium, mediastinum, and sternum. Surgical resection and drainage procedures followed by administration of the drug combination, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, over a six-month period led to clinical recovery. Discontinuation of drug therapy, however, was followed by relapse and further invasion by the same organism. A literature survey of Nocardia asteroides infections treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole disclosed that posttreatment follow-up is often too brief or unknown, making the ultimate success of therapy uncertain.(Arch Intern Med 139:355-356, 1979)
SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1979.03630400071025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1979.03630400071025
ER  -