Susceptibility of 186 Nocardia sp. Isolates to 20 Antimicrobial Agents

Abstract

ABSTRACTThis study determined the antimicrobial susceptibilities of 186 clinical isolates ofNocardiaspp. isolated in Gipuzkoa, northern Spain, between 1998 and 2009. Most isolates were recovered from respiratory samples,Nocardia nova,N. farcinica,N. cyriacigeorgica,N. abscessus, andN. carneabeing the species most frequently isolated. Linezolid and amikacin were the only two antimicrobials to which all isolates were susceptible. The majority ofN. flavorosea,N. carnea, andN. farcinicaisolates were trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistant.