Pyogenic Liver Abscess Due to Rhodococcus equi in an Immunocompetent Host

AUTOR(ES)

Napoleão, Fátima

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

A case of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent individual was successfully treated by combining surgery and antibiotics. The R. equi-targeted antimicrobial agents erythromycin and rifampin were used only after surgical resection of the lesion and identification of the infective organism.

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