Published April 9, 2015
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Necrotizing pneumonia due to Rhodococcus equi in an HIV patient: a case report and review of the literature
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- 1. Department of Microbiology General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio", Piraeus, Greece
- 2. Infectious Diseases Unit, General Hospital of Piraeus "Tzaneio", Piraeus, Greece
- 3. Department of Microbiology Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Description
Rhodococcus equi infection in humans was first reported in 1967. Since the advent of the AIDS epidemic, the reported cases of human infection increased dramatically and Rhodococcus equi has become an important opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients. The presented case is a necrotizing pneumonia in a 45-year-old HIV-positive man who responded well to clarythromycin and rifampicin / isoniazid. The aim of this report is to increase physician awareness so as to suspect a Rhodococcus equi infection and to render the microbiologists more vigilant.
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- Translated title (Modern Greek (1453-))
- Νεκρωτική πνευμονία από Rhodococcus equi σε HIV ασθενή: παρουσίαση περιστατικού και βιβλιογραφική ανασκόπηση