[Rhodococcus equi infection in AIDS: a case with pulmonary abscess. Review of the literature]

P Heudier; B Taillan; G Garnier; I Vialla; B Diaine; P Elbaze; J G Fuzibet; P Dujardin

doi:10.1016/s0248-8663(94)80031-6

[Rhodococcus equi infection in AIDS: a case with pulmonary abscess. Review of the literature]

Rev Med Interne. 1994 Apr;15(4):268-72. doi: 10.1016/s0248-8663(94)80031-6.

[Article in French]

Authors

P Heudier¹, B Taillan, G Garnier, I Vialla, B Diaine, P Elbaze, J G Fuzibet, P Dujardin

Affiliation

¹ Service de médecine interne 1, hôpital Cimiez, Nice, France.

PMID: 8059147
DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(94)80031-6

Abstract

Rhodococcus equi is an easily missed opportunistic infection in patient infected by the human immunodeficiency virus. We report one case with lung abscess in a patient with AIDS with literature review.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections* / drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections* / microbiology
Actinomycetales Infections* / drug therapy
Actinomycetales Infections* / microbiology
Adult
Humans
Lung Abscess* / drug therapy
Lung Abscess* / microbiology
Male
Rhodococcus equi*