Antibiotic failure in a renal transplant patient with Rhodococcus equi infection: an indication for surgical lobectomy.

Autor:	Ursales, A., Klein, J.A., Beal, S.G., Koch, M., Clement‐Kruzel, S., Melton, L.B., Spak, C.W.
Předmět:	KIDNEY transplant complications KIDNEY transplant patients SIDE effects of antibiotics RHODOCOCCUS equi HEALTH outcome assessment
Zdroj:	Transplant Infectious Disease; Dec2014, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p1019-1023, 5p
Abstrakt:	Rhodococcus equi is an animal pathogen that causes infrequent but challenging infections in immunocompromised individuals, few of which have been described in solid organ transplant recipients. Common clinical presentations include indolent cough, fever, and dyspnea, with necrotizing pneumonia and cavitation. We report a case of a dense right upper lung pneumonia with resultant R. equi bacteremia in a renal transplant recipient. Our patient initially responded to antibiotic treatment with resolution of bacteremia and clinical recovery, followed by interval progression in her right upper lobe consolidation on follow-up computed tomography scans. She underwent lobectomy for definitive therapy with resolution of symptoms. Lobectomy can be utilized in isolated infection after antibiotic failure with excellent clinical outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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