title: [Lung abscess caused by Rhodococcus (Corynebacterium) equi in HIV infection. Two cases].
abstract: Rhodococcus (Corynebacterium) equi is a well-known Gram positive bacillus which is usually pathogenic in farm animals but rarely causes diseases in humans. Only 30 cases of human infection have been reported in the literature. R. equi has recently been added to the list of opportunistic agents in severe HIV infection. Its most common manifestation in immunocompromised is a slowly progressive pneumonia which may cavitate. R. equi pulmonary infections are difficult to treat: they usually require prolonged parenteral antibiotic therapy and often need surgical treatment. Two cases of cavitary pneumonia in patients with severe HIV infection are reported here. In one case the disease was associated with pulmonary Kaposi sarcoma and pneumocystis pneumonia; the other case was the first opportunistic infection in the course of HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital de l'Institut Pasteur, Paris.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pialoux
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fleury
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sansonetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trotot
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D002969:Clavulanic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications; D012008:Recurrence; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002969:Clavulanic Acids; D005839:Gentamicins; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D000658:Amoxicillin
vernacular_title: Abcès pulmonaire à Rhodococcus (Corynebacterium) equi lors d'une infection à VIH. Deux observations.