Rhodococcus lung abscess complicating kidney transplantation: Successful management by combination antibiotic therapy

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-47

  Tse, K C ^a   Tang, S C W ^a   Chan, T M ^a   Lai, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Combined antibiotic therapy; Kidney transplantation; Lung abscess; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; MEROPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISOLONE; RAPAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; RIFAMPIN; SIROLIMUS; THIENAMYCINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 38649122371     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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