Pyogenic Liver Abscess Due to Rhodococcus equi in an Immunocompetent Host
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Pyogenic liver abscess due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent host.
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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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.2.1002-1004.2005