Rhodococcus equi infection in a surgical wound.
A 35-year-old male presented with abdominal pain one month after receiving a routine ventral hernia repair. Over the course of two months, repeated wound cultures were ordered and eventually produced growth of Rhodococcus equi. Appropriate antibacterial therapy was initiated to resolve the infection.
Paasche
Stuart R
SR
Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers, FL 33901, USA. stuartpaasche@yahoo.com
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004917:Erythromycin; D002506:Cephalexin