Literature DB >> 9350214

Purulent meningitis due to Rhodococcus equi. A case of posttraumatic infection.

A Tünger1, F Ozkan, F Vardar, D Burhanoğlu, M A Ozinel, A Tokbaş.   

Abstract

Opportunistic infections due to Rhodococcus equi have been increasingly reported in the immunocompromised population, especially in patients with AIDS. In this report, we present an unusual case of purulent meningitis that developed in an immunocompetent six-year-old child through direct inoculation of R. equi.

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Year:  1997        PMID: 9350214

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  APMIS        ISSN: 0903-4641            Impact factor:   3.205


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1.  Differences in Rhodococcus equi Infections Based on Immune Status and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Clinical Isolates in a Case Series of 12 Patients and Cases in the Literature.

Authors:  Praveen Gundelly; Yasuhiro Suzuki; Julie A Ribes; Alice Thornton
Journal:  Biomed Res Int       Date:  2016-08-11       Impact factor: 3.411

2.  Purulent meningitis caused by Rhodococcus equi: A case report.

Authors:  Le-Xiang Cui; Li-Na Gu; Yan-Bo Hou; Bei-Lin Zhang; Jing-Yao Liu
Journal:  Medicine (Baltimore)       Date:  2018-06       Impact factor: 1.889

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