Rhodococcus equi lung infection in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-51

  Cronin, S M ^a,b,c   Abidi, M H ^c,d   Shearer, C J ^c   Chandrasekar, P H ^d   Ibrahim, R B ^b,c  

^a Department of Pharmacy

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Pharmacy   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allogeneic; Antibiotics; Combination; Graft versus host disease; Rhodococcus; Stem cell; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; ERTAPENEM; FLUCONAZOLE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OMEPRAZOLE; PENICILLIN V POTASSIUM; RIFAMPICIN; VALGANCICLOVIR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; PLASMA CELL GRANULOMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIREMIA;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; RIFAMPIN; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 38649129377     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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