Abstract
A case of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent individual was successfully treated by combining surgery and antibiotics. The R. equi-targeted antimicrobial agents erythromycin and rifampin were used only after surgical resection of the lesion and identification of the infective organism.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Actinomycetales Infections / drug therapy
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Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
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Actinomycetales Infections / surgery
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Immunocompetence*
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Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / microbiology*
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Rhodococcus equi / classification
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Rhodococcus equi / genetics
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Rhodococcus equi / isolation & purification*