Cavitary pneumonia due to Rhodococcus equi in a heart transplant recipient

Autor:	Scott M. Kulich, D.C. Strollo, S. Kusne, E.J. Kwak
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	Transplantation biology business.industry Opportunistic infection Cavitary pneumonia bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Pneumonia Infectious Diseases Bacteremia Immunology medicine Vancomycin Rhodococcus equi business medicine.drug Antibacterial agent
Zdroj:	Transplant Infectious Disease. 5:43-46
ISSN:	1398-2273
DOI:	10.1034/j.1399-3062.2003.02001.x
Popis:	Rhodococcus equi is an uncommon human pathogen that usually affects immunocompromised patients. We present a case of a 68-year-old male heart transplant recipient, who developed rhodococcal pneumonia with secondary bacteremia 10 months post-transplant. The patient was a retired carpenter who was involved in breeding of horses. He responded completely to the treatment with vancomycin and imipenem/cilastin, followed by oral ciprofloxacin and minocycline for total treatment duration of 5 months. This case highlights the association between an animal exposure and infection with a unique opportunistic pathogen.
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