Port-A catheter-associated Nocardia bacteremia detected by gallium inflammation scan: a case report and literature review.

Central venous catheter-associated Nocardia bacteremia is rarely reported. We present the case of a 48-y-old male with a history of advanced T-cell lymphoma who suffered from recurrent fever and persistent Gram-positive bacillus bacteremia. Port-A catheter-associated Nocardia bacteremia was diagnosed on the basis of the clinical response to removal of the catheter and the finding of increased gallium uptake, along with the Port-A catheter presented in the gallium inflammation scan.