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R hodococcus globerulus bacteremia in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient: report of the first transplant case and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Ramanan P.,
Deziel P.J.,
Razonable R.R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12220
Subject(s) - bacteremia , rhodococcus equi , context (archaeology) , medicine , rhodococcus , hematopoietic stem cell , immunology , stem cell , haematopoiesis , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , microbiology and biotechnology , transplantation , biology , antibiotics , bacteria , virulence , gene , paleontology , biochemistry , genetics
R hodococcus species are environmental organisms that predominantly cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. R hodococcus equi is the most common species associated with human infections, but there are uncommon but increasing number of cases of infections caused by non ‐equi R hodococcus species. We report a case of R hodococcus globerulus bacteremia in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient, who presented with subacute systemic illness accompanied by severe hepatitis. In the context of this case, we review the literature on R hodococcus species infections in transplant recipients.