Primary retroperitoneal abscesses due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with severe nephrotic syndrome: successful antibiotic treatment with linezolid and tigecycline | Zendy

Gianluca Russo | Zendy; Miriam Lichtner | Zendy; Martina Carnevalini | Zendy; Maria Teresa Mascellino | Zendy; Fabio Mengoni | Zendy; Alessandra Oliva | Zendy; Ginevra Azzurra Miccoli | Zendy; Marco Iannetta | Zendy; Vito Trinchieri | Zendy; Anna Paola Massetti | Zendy; Claudio Maria Mastroianni | Zendy; Vincenzo Vullo | Zendy

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Primary retroperitoneal abscesses due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with severe nephrotic syndrome: successful antibiotic treatment with linezolid and tigecycline

Author(s) -

Gianluca Russo,

Miriam Lichtner,

Martina Carnevalini,

Maria Teresa Mascellino,

Fabio Mengoni,

Alessandra Oliva,

Ginevra Azzurra Miccoli,

Marco Iannetta,

Vito Trinchieri,

Anna Paola Massetti,

Claudio Maria Mastroianni,

Vincenzo Vullo

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.021

Subject(s) - tigecycline , linezolid , medicine , nephrotic syndrome , rhodococcus equi , antibiotics , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , biology , biochemistry , genetics , virulence , bacteria , gene

We present a case of Rhodococcus equi primary retroperitoneal abscesses without pulmonary involvement in an immunocompromised patient with severe nephrotic syndrome. No risk factors for exposure to R. equi were present. The infection was successfully treated with long-term combination antibiotic treatment including linezolid and tigecycline.

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