Rhodococcus equi brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient

被引：11

作者：

Corne, P ^{[1
]}

Rajeebally, I ^{[1
]}

Jonquet, O ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hop Gui De Chauliac, Dept Intens Care Med, FR-34295 Montpellier 5, France

来源：

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2002年 / 34卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1080/00365540110080089

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

Rhodococcus equi brain abscesses usually occur in immunocompromised patients with prolonged and refractory pulmonary infections. Herein we report a case of R. equi brain abscess in a 67-y-old man without immunodepression. Our patient recovered after neurosurgical resection and prolonged antimicrobial therapy with vancomycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

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页码：300 / 302

页数：3

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