Abstract
Nocardia is an uncommon cause of septic arthritis. We found only 37 cases reported in the
literature thus far. Amongst these, only five involved prosthetic joints. Three cases
were caused by N. nova and one each by N. farcinica and asteroides. Septic arthritis due to Nocardia has a favorable outcome with a combination of surgical
debridement and prolonged antimicrobial therapy of three to six months. For prosthetic
joint infections, removal of hardware seems to carry a better prognosis. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
continues to remain the drug of choice.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 13, 2022
Accepted:
January 26,
2022
Received:
March 11,
2021
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