Nocardia nova, an agent previously included in the N asteroides complex, ca
n cause chronic swellings and draining tracts in cats.)
Isolates of N nova from cats may be susceptible in vitro to ampicillin, ami
kacin, doxycycline, erythromycin, imipenem, kanamycin sulfate, minocycline,
sulfasoxazole, and trimethoprim-sulfonamide combinations.