title: Successful treatment of Rhodococcus equi pulmonary infection in a renal transplant recipient.
abstract: The rhodococcus is a mycobacterium-like organism which is normally a pathogen in foals. It usually spreads by direct contact or by aerosol from horse faeces and causes pyogranulomatous pulmonary infections. Occasionally, it acts opportunistically to infect immuno-compromised human hosts, most commonly those with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Here we report a pulmonary infection by Rhodococcus equi in a renal transplant recipient who was successfully treated. The literature on this infection in transplant recipients is also reviewed with respect to manifestations and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Bowler
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016929:Rhodococcus equi
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents