Clinical Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Patients With Brain Abscess due to Nocardia Species

Nocardial brain abscesses are rare, and published literature describing brain abscesses due to Nocardia species is limited to individual case reports or small series. We report one of the largest contemporary retrospective studies describing risk factors, diagnostic evaluation, management, and outcomes of nocardial brain abscess.Retrospective review of all adults with brain abscess due to culture-confirmed Nocardia species at our institution...