title: [Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in patients with immunodeficiency].
abstract: In three patients, men of 30, 21 and 24 years old respectively, Rhodococcus equi pneumonia was diagnosed. Antibiotic treatment, followed by secondary prophylaxis, was successful. In one patient, lobectomy was done. R. equi, a well-known bacterial pathogen in horses, appears also to be pathogenic in humans in case of immunodeficiency.
authors: Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Academisch Ziekenhuis, Utrecht.
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Borleffs
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: Petersen
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kaasjager
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Teding van Berkhout
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rozenberg-Arska
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000276:immunology*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin; D012293:Rifampin
vernacular_title: Rhodococcus equi-pneumonie bij patiënten met een afweerstoornis.