title: Successful medical therapy of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a patient with HIV infection.
abstract: A 34-year-old HIV-infected man was successfully treated with antimicrobial therapy alone for Rhodococcus equi pneumonia and has survived longer than six months. In the current literature, only two of seven HIV-infected patients so treated have survived as long as six months. Based on our experience and the available literature, it seems reasonable to treat HIV-infected patients with R equi pneumonia who do not require surgical intervention with prolonged intravenous therapy followed by long-term oral therapy with at least two effective antibiotics. The optimal choice and duration of antibiotic therapy need to be determined.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida Health Science Center, University Medical Center, Jacksonville.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cury
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Hosein
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012240:Rhodococcus