TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary retroperitoneal abscesses due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with severe nephrotic syndrome
T2 - successful antibiotic treatment with linezolid and tigecycline
AU - Russo, Gianluca
AU - Lichtner, Miriam
AU - Carnevalini, Martina
AU - Mascellino, Maria Teresa
AU - Mengoni, Fabio
AU - Oliva, Alessandra
AU - Miccoli, Ginevra Azzurra
AU - Iannetta, Marco
AU - Trinchieri, Vito
AU - Massetti, Anna Paola
AU - Mastroianni, Claudio Maria
AU - Vullo, Vincenzo
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Linezolid
KW - Nephrotic syndrome
KW - Retroperitoneal abscess
KW - Rhodococcus
KW - Tigecycline
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.021
DO - 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.06.021
M3 - Article
C2 - 19758832
AN - SCOPUS:77952243515
VL - 14
JO - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
SN - 1201-9712
IS - 6
ER -