Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Feb;29(2):444-446. doi: 10.3201/eid2902.221389.
Nocardia neocaledoniensis is a rare species of Nocardia bacteria, identified in 2004 in hypermagnesian ultramafic soil of New Caledonia. Culture of this opportunistic pathogen from spinal biopsy samples confirmed N. neocaledoniensis spondylodiscitis in an immunocompromised man. Isolation of this unusual species from spinal biopsy samples illustrates its underappreciated ability to cause invasive infection.
新喀里多尼亚诺卡氏菌是诺卡氏菌属中的一种罕见细菌，于 2004 年在新喀里多尼亚高镁超镁铁质土壤中被发现。从脊柱活检样本中培养这种机会致病菌，证实了免疫功能低下的患者患有新喀里多尼亚诺卡氏菌性脊椎椎间盘炎。从脊柱活检样本中分离出这种不常见的菌种，说明其具有被低估的侵袭性感染能力。
