title: Rhodococcus equi infection in 3 AIDS patients.
abstract: Three cases of AIDS complicated by Rhodococcus equi infection are reported. At least one of the patients acquired his Rhodococcus infection in Africa. Despite the fact that the R. equi strains were susceptible to tetracycline, erythromycin, amikacin, co-trimoxazole, rifampicin and vancomycin, these antibiotics were clinically not successful. A clinical improvement was observed in only one patient during teicoplanin and imipenem-cilastatin treatment. Multicentre clinical trials are needed to determine the optimal treatment of R. equi infections in AIDS patients.
authors.affiliation: Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colebunders
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Roo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Verstraeten
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van den Abbeele
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ieven
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hauben
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Marck
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schaal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Portaels
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016929:Rhodococcus equi
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents