Skip to main content
 

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Editor's Commentary
    • Coming Next Month
    • Archives
    • Most-Read Papers of 2021
  • Authors
    • Author Guidelines
    • Submit a Manuscript
  • Reviewers
    • Reviewer Information
    • Create Reviewer Account
    • Reviewer Guidelines: Original Research
    • Reviewer Guidelines: Reviews
    • Appreciation of Reviewers
  • CRCE
    • Through the Journal
    • JournalCasts
    • AARC University
    • PowerPoint Template
  • Open Forum
    • 2022 Open Forum
    • 2021 Abstracts
    • Previous Open Forums
  • Podcast
    • English
    • Español
    • Portugûes
    • 国语
  • Videos
    • Video Abstracts
    • Author Interviews
    • Highlighted Articles
    • The Journal

User menu

  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
American Association for Respiratory Care
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
American Association for Respiratory Care

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current Issue
    • Editor's Commentary
    • Coming Next Month
    • Archives
    • Most-Read Papers of 2021
  • Authors
    • Author Guidelines
    • Submit a Manuscript
  • Reviewers
    • Reviewer Information
    • Create Reviewer Account
    • Reviewer Guidelines: Original Research
    • Reviewer Guidelines: Reviews
    • Appreciation of Reviewers
  • CRCE
    • Through the Journal
    • JournalCasts
    • AARC University
    • PowerPoint Template
  • Open Forum
    • 2022 Open Forum
    • 2021 Abstracts
    • Previous Open Forums
  • Podcast
    • English
    • Español
    • Portugûes
    • 国语
  • Videos
    • Video Abstracts
    • Author Interviews
    • Highlighted Articles
    • The Journal
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
Case ReportCase Reports

Rhodococcus equi Infection After Lung Transplantation

Don Hayes, Enrique Diaz-Guzman and Charles W Hoopes
Respiratory Care October 2011, 56 (10) 1605-1607; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01132
Don Hayes Jr
Departments of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Surgery;
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: [email protected]
Enrique Diaz-Guzman
Department of Internal Medicine; and
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Charles W Hoopes
Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center; Lexington, Kentucky.
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

References

  1. 1.↵
    1. Linares MJ,
    2. López-Encuentra A,
    3. Perea S
    . Chronic pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi in a patient without impaired immunity. Eur Respir J 1997;10(1):248–250.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  2. 2.↵
    1. Segovia J,
    2. Pulpón LA,
    3. Crespo MG,
    4. Daza R,
    5. Rodríguez JC,
    6. Rubio A,
    7. et al
    . Rhodococcus equi: first case in a heart transplant recipient. J Heart Lung Transplant 1994;13(2):332–335.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  3. 3.↵
    1. Johnson DH,
    2. Cunha BA
    . Rhodococcus equi pneumonia. Semin Respir Infect 1997;12(1):57–60.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  4. 4.↵
    1. Scott MA,
    2. Graham BS,
    3. Verrall R,
    4. Dixon R,
    5. Schaffner W,
    6. Tham KT
    . Rhodococcus equi: an increasingly recognized opportunistic pathogen: report of 12 cases and review of 65 cases in the literature. Am J Clin Pathol 1995;103(5):649–655.
    OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science
  5. 5.↵
    1. Sabater L,
    2. Andreu H,
    3. García-Valdecasas JC,
    4. Moreno A,
    5. Vila J,
    6. Rimola A,
    7. et al
    . Rhodococcus equi infection after liver transplantation. Transplantation 1996;61(6):980–982.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  6. 6.↵
    1. Golub B,
    2. Falk G,
    3. Spink WW
    . Lung abscess due to Corynebacterium equi. Report of first human infection. Ann Intern Med 1967;66(6):1174–1177.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  7. 7.↵
    1. Yamshchikov AV,
    2. Schuetz A,
    3. Lyon GM
    . Rhodococcus equi infection. Lancet Infect Dis 2010;10(5):350–359.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  8. 8.↵
    1. Gallen F,
    2. Kernaonet E,
    3. Foulet A,
    4. Goldstein A,
    5. Lebon P,
    6. Babinet F
    . [Pulmonary infection from Rhodococcus equi after renal transplantation. Review of the literature]. Nephrologie 1999;20(7):383–386. Article in French.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  9. 9.↵
    1. Le Lay G,
    2. Martin F,
    3. Leroyer C,
    4. Abalain ML,
    5. Credoz L,
    6. Chastel C
    . Rhodococcus equi causing bacteraemia and pneumonia in a pulmonary transplant patient. J Infect 1996;33(3):239–240.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  10. 10.↵
    1. Arya B,
    2. Hussian S,
    3. Hariharan S
    . Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a renal transplant patient: a case report and review of literature. Clin Transplant 2004;18(6):748–752.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  11. 11.↵
    1. Baraia-Etxaburu J,
    2. Malero P,
    3. Unzaga MJ,
    4. Teira R,
    5. Muñoz J,
    6. Cisterna R,
    7. Santamaría JM
    . [Pneumonia caused by Rhodococcus equi in patients with AIDS: difficulty in defining the most appropriate initial treatment] Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 1997;15(5):274–275. Article in Spanish.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  12. 12.↵
    1. Prescott JF
    . Rhodococcus equi: an animal and human pathogen. Clin Microbiol Rev 1991;4(1):20–34.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  13. 13.↵
    1. Arya B,
    2. Hussian S,
    3. Hariharan S
    . Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a renal transplant patient: a case report and review of literature. Clin Transplant 2004;18(6):748–752.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  14. 14.↵
    1. Marsh HP,
    2. Bowler IC,
    3. Watson CJ
    . Successful treatment of Rhodococcus equi pulmonary infection in a renal transplant recipient. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2000;82(2):107–108.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  15. 15.↵
    1. Jones MR,
    2. Neale TJ,
    3. Say PJ,
    4. Horne JG
    . Rhodococcus equi: an emerging opportunistic pathogen? Aust N Z J Med 1989;19(2):103–107.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  16. 16.↵
    1. Muñoz P,
    2. Palomo J,
    3. Guinea J,
    4. Yañez J,
    5. Giannella M,
    6. Bouza E
    . Relapsing Rhodococcus equi infection in a heart transplant recipient successfully treated with long-term linezolid. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2008;60(2):197–199.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  17. 17.↵
    1. Russo G,
    2. Lichtner M,
    3. Carnevalini M,
    4. Mascellino MT,
    5. Mengoni F,
    6. Oliva A,
    7. et al
    . Primary retroperitoneal abscesses due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with severe nephrotic syndrome: successful antibiotic treatment with linezolid and tigecycline. Int J Infect Dis 2010;14(6):e533–e535.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  18. 18.↵
    1. Kedlaya I,
    2. Ing MB,
    3. Wong SS
    . Rhodococcus equi infections in immunocompetent hosts: case report and review. Clin Infect Dis 2001;32(3):E39–E46.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
  19. 19.↵
    1. Yamshchikov AV,
    2. Schuetz A,
    3. Lyon GM
    . Rhodococcus equi infection. Lancet Infect Dis 2010;10(5):350–359.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  20. 20.↵
    1. Takai S,
    2. Ohbushi S,
    3. Koike K,
    4. Tsubaki S,
    5. Oishi H,
    6. Kamada M
    . Prevalence of virulent Rhodococcus equi in isolates from soil and feces of horses from horse-breeding farms with and without endemic infections. J Clin Microbiol 1991;29(12):2887–2889.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  21. 21.↵
    1. Cohen ND,
    2. Carter CN,
    3. Scott HM,
    4. Chaffin MK,
    5. Smith JL,
    6. Grimm MB,
    7. et al
    . Association of soil concentrations of Rhodococcus equi and incidence of pneumonia attributable to Rhodococcus equi in foals on farms in central Kentucky. Am J Vet Res 2008;69(3):385–395.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  22. 22.↵
    1. Mandell GL,
    2. Bennett JE,
    3. Dolin R
    1. Meyer DK,
    2. Reboli AC
    . Other coryneform bacteria and rhodococci. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R editors. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases, 7th edition. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier; 2010:2695–2714.
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Respiratory Care: 56 (10)
Respiratory Care
Vol. 56, Issue 10
1 Oct 2011
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Cover (PDF)
  • Index by author

 

Print
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on American Association for Respiratory Care.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Rhodococcus equi Infection After Lung Transplantation
(Your Name) has sent you a message from American Association for Respiratory Care
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the American Association for Respiratory Care web site.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Citation Tools
Rhodococcus equi Infection After Lung Transplantation
Don Hayes, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, Charles W Hoopes
Respiratory Care Oct 2011, 56 (10) 1605-1607; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01132

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero

Share
Rhodococcus equi Infection After Lung Transplantation
Don Hayes, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, Charles W Hoopes
Respiratory Care Oct 2011, 56 (10) 1605-1607; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01132
del.icio.us logo Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo CiteULike logo Facebook logo Google logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Introduction
    • Case Report
    • Discussion
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Related Articles

Cited By...

Keywords

  • Rhodococcus equi
  • pulmonary nodule
  • pleural thickening
  • lung transplantation

Info For

  • Subscribers
  • Institutions
  • Advertisers

About Us

  • About the Journal
  • Editorial Board
  • Reprints/Permissions

AARC

  • Membership
  • Meetings
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines

More

  • Contact Us
  • RSS
American Association for Respiratory Care

Print ISSN: 0020-1324        Online ISSN: 1943-3654

© Daedalus Enterprises, Inc.

Powered by HighWire