Successful treatment of Rhodococcus equi pulmonary infection in a renal transplant recipient.
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.
Marsh
H P
HP
Department of Urology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Bowler
I C
IC
Watson
C J
CJ
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents