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Kate A Scannell - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A case of Rhodococcus equi brain abscess
Surgical Neurology, 1991Co-Authors: William G. Obana, Kate A Scannell, Richard Jacobs, Claudia M. Greco, Mark L. RosenblumAbstract:We treated a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome for a brain abscess caused by Rhodococcus equi, an actinomycete that usually infects the lung in immunosuppressed hosts. Rhodococcus equi brain abscess is an extremely rare lesion that has never been reported in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The infection was cured by lengthy therapy with multiple antibiotics after aspiration of the lesion to identify the infective organism and determine its sensitivity to antibiotics.
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pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi infection in a patient with aids
Chest, 1990Co-Authors: Kate A Scannell, Edward J Portoni, Howard I Finkle, Morgan RiceAbstract:We describe a case of pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi cavitary pneumonia in a patient with AIDS. The relationship between Rhodococcus equi , a rare bacterial human pathogen, and malacoplakia, an unusual type of chronic granulomatous inflammation, is discussed.
Morgan Rice - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi infection in a patient with aids
Chest, 1990Co-Authors: Kate A Scannell, Edward J Portoni, Howard I Finkle, Morgan RiceAbstract:We describe a case of pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi cavitary pneumonia in a patient with AIDS. The relationship between Rhodococcus equi , a rare bacterial human pathogen, and malacoplakia, an unusual type of chronic granulomatous inflammation, is discussed.
Victoria Ballen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Rhodococcus equi peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a first in Colombia
Renal Replacement Therapy, 2017Co-Authors: José Lucas Daza, Yaroslad De La Cruz, Jesús Morales, Carolina Molina, Mauricio Duque, Ingrid Prieto, Victoria BallenAbstract:In the present report case, we show a peritonitis infection in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patient in Colombia. We isolated Rhodococcus equi in the peritoneal fluid culture. Rhodococcus equi is a rare pathogen in immunocompetent people. Rhodococcal peritonitis complicating CAPD has only been reported in few cases, and experience in its treatment is limited. Antimicrobial treatment is unsuccessful because of the virulence and resistance of the Rhodococcus equi. So, the removal of the catheter determines the clinical resolution in most of the cases. In our case, we present the resolution with a combined antibiotic therapy. We present the case of a 50-year-old female patient with chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetic nephropathy. The patient reported to our unit with abdominal pain 6 months after the start of the treatment with CAPD. An intraperitoneal empirical antibiotic scheme was initiated according to the guidelines of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis. Patient denies contact with farm animals in her daily life. After 7 days of treatment, Rhodococcus equi was found in the culture. It was decided to extrapolate antibiotic regimen based on the studies of immunocompromised patients suffering from pulmonary infections. The removal of the peritoneal dialysis catheter is decided, but the patient refuses to undertake the procedure. The patient progresses without abdominal pain, and the antibiotic treatment is changed by azithromycin 500 mg daily and performing peritoneal dialysis in CAPD mode. This case, like the previously published ones, highlights the limitations in the treatment of Rhodococcus equi due to the limited number of reported cases of this pathogen and the absence of standard treatment protocols leading to variable response rates. The therapeutic resolution was due to the prolonged use of antibiotic treatment and being aware of the potential increase of the morbidity.
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Rhodococcus equi peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a first in Colombia
BMC, 2017Co-Authors: José Lucas Daza, Yaroslad De La Cruz, Jesús Morales, Carolina Molina, Mauricio Duque, Ingrid Prieto, Victoria BallenAbstract:Abstract Background In the present report case, we show a peritonitis infection in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patient in Colombia. We isolated Rhodococcus equi in the peritoneal fluid culture. Rhodococcus equi is a rare pathogen in immunocompetent people. Rhodococcal peritonitis complicating CAPD has only been reported in few cases, and experience in its treatment is limited. Antimicrobial treatment is unsuccessful because of the virulence and resistance of the Rhodococcus equi. So, the removal of the catheter determines the clinical resolution in most of the cases. In our case, we present the resolution with a combined antibiotic therapy. Case presentation We present the case of a 50-year-old female patient with chronic kidney disease secondary to diabetic nephropathy. The patient reported to our unit with abdominal pain 6 months after the start of the treatment with CAPD. An intraperitoneal empirical antibiotic scheme was initiated according to the guidelines of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis. Patient denies contact with farm animals in her daily life. After 7 days of treatment, Rhodococcus equi was found in the culture. It was decided to extrapolate antibiotic regimen based on the studies of immunocompromised patients suffering from pulmonary infections. The removal of the peritoneal dialysis catheter is decided, but the patient refuses to undertake the procedure. The patient progresses without abdominal pain, and the antibiotic treatment is changed by azithromycin 500 mg daily and performing peritoneal dialysis in CAPD mode. Conclusions This case, like the previously published ones, highlights the limitations in the treatment of Rhodococcus equi due to the limited number of reported cases of this pathogen and the absence of standard treatment protocols leading to variable response rates. The therapeutic resolution was due to the prolonged use of antibiotic treatment and being aware of the potential increase of the morbidity
Howard I Finkle - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi infection in a patient with aids
Chest, 1990Co-Authors: Kate A Scannell, Edward J Portoni, Howard I Finkle, Morgan RiceAbstract:We describe a case of pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi cavitary pneumonia in a patient with AIDS. The relationship between Rhodococcus equi , a rare bacterial human pathogen, and malacoplakia, an unusual type of chronic granulomatous inflammation, is discussed.
Edward J Portoni - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi infection in a patient with aids
Chest, 1990Co-Authors: Kate A Scannell, Edward J Portoni, Howard I Finkle, Morgan RiceAbstract:We describe a case of pulmonary malacoplakia and Rhodococcus equi cavitary pneumonia in a patient with AIDS. The relationship between Rhodococcus equi , a rare bacterial human pathogen, and malacoplakia, an unusual type of chronic granulomatous inflammation, is discussed.