Primary retroperitoneal abscesses due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with severe nephrotic syndrome: successful antibiotic treatment with linezolid and tigecycline.
We present a case of Rhodococcus equi primary retroperitoneal abscesses without pulmonary involvement in an immunocompromised patient with severe nephrotic syndrome. No risk factors for exposure to R. equi were present. The infection was successfully treated with long-term combination antibiotic treatment including linezolid and tigecycline.
Russo
Gianluca
G
Department of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy. gianluca.russo@uniroma1.it
Lichtner
Miriam
M
Carnevalini
Martina
M
Mascellino
Maria Teresa
MT
Mengoni
Fabio
F
Oliva
Alessandra
A
Miccoli
Ginevra Azzurra
GA
Iannetta
Marco
M
Trinchieri
Vito
V
Massetti
Anna Paola
AP
Mastroianni
Claudio Maria
CM
Vullo
Vincenzo
V
D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D000081:Acetamides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D000069349:Linezolid; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008911:Minocycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000473:pathology; D016929:Rhodococcus equi; D000078304:Tigecycline; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000078304:Tigecycline; D008911:Minocycline; D000069349:Linezolid