Bacteremia due to Rhodococcus equi: a case report and review of the literature.
Rhodococcus equi, previously known as Corynebacterium equi, is one of the most important causes of zoonotic infections in grazing animals. Increased cases of human infection with R. equi have been reported, especially in immunocompromised patients, within recent years. We present a case of R. equi bacteremia in a 51-year-old man with diabetes and liver cirrhosis, on long-term corticosteroid therapy after skin-grafting surgery. The patient recovered soon after he was treated with vancomycin. This review focuses on the microbiological characteristics of this organism, and the diagnosis and treatment of this infection.
Chen
Xi-yuan
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Xu
Feng
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Xia
Jing-yan
JY
Cheng
Yu-sheng
YS
Yang
Yan
Y
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000378:metabolism*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin