First case report of cerebral abscess from Nocardia terpenica and literature review.

Nocardia is a Gram-positive weakly acid-fast bacterium that is ubiquitous in the environment. It represents a rare cause of infection in humans and typically causes pulmonary, cutaneous, or central nervous system (CNS) infections. CNS nocardiosis has very poor prognosis, especially in immunocompromised hosts.

Morbidity from in-hospital complications is greater than treatment failure in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.

Background: Various studies have identified numerous factors associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB). A new study was created to provide deeper insight into in-hospital complications and risk factors for treatment failure.

Methods: Adult patients hospitalised with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) were recruited prospectively into a multi-centre cohort.

Retrospective review of CT-guided intervertebral disc biopsies performed at a tertiary referral centre for suspected osteodiscitis.

Introduction: Patients with osteodiscitis are often prescribed antibiotics prior to biopsy. There is controversy in the literature about whether antibiotic pre-treatment prior to CT-guided biopsy decreases the microbiological culture yield. Conclusions from previous studies are influenced by sample size error and selection bias.