Pneumonia a Rhodococcus equi em doentes com SIDA.
Rhodococus equi infection is frequent in animals, but rare in humans. It usually appears as an opportunistic infection, occurring in clinical settings where a compromise of cellular immunity exists, such as in leukemia, neoplastic or transplanted patients. It is currently considered, as another oppo...
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| author | J Henriques M André F Santiago C Pardal M Abecassis J Pina |
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| description | Rhodococus equi infection is frequent in animals, but rare in humans. It usually appears as an opportunistic infection, occurring in clinical settings where a compromise of cellular immunity exists, such as in leukemia, neoplastic or transplanted patients. It is currently considered, as another opportunistic AIDS infection. Sixty six cases of Rhodococus equi pneumonia have been published until March 1996. The differential diagnosis includes TB and Staphyloccocal Pneumonia and is generally an infection which is difficult to treat, often resistant to Betalactamic drugs. Therapeutic options include an association of intracellular active antibiotics. The authors report the first Rhodococus equi pneumonia diagnosed in their Hospital and discuss the main difficulties in the diagnostic and therapeutic approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f3969ea854e412d861b609130946f802022-12-22T02:26:09ZengOrdem dos MédicosActa Médica Portuguesa0870-399X1646-07582000-04-01131-210.20344/amp.1761Pneumonia a Rhodococcus equi em doentes com SIDA.J Henriques0M AndréF SantiagoC PardalM AbecassisJ PinaServiço de Pneumologia 2, Hospital de Pulido Valente, Lisboa.Rhodococus equi infection is frequent in animals, but rare in humans. It usually appears as an opportunistic infection, occurring in clinical settings where a compromise of cellular immunity exists, such as in leukemia, neoplastic or transplanted patients. It is currently considered, as another opportunistic AIDS infection. Sixty six cases of Rhodococus equi pneumonia have been published until March 1996. The differential diagnosis includes TB and Staphyloccocal Pneumonia and is generally an infection which is difficult to treat, often resistant to Betalactamic drugs. Therapeutic options include an association of intracellular active antibiotics. The authors report the first Rhodococus equi pneumonia diagnosed in their Hospital and discuss the main difficulties in the diagnostic and therapeutic approach.https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1761 |
| spellingShingle | J Henriques M André F Santiago C Pardal M Abecassis J Pina Pneumonia a Rhodococcus equi em doentes com SIDA. Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| title | Pneumonia a Rhodococcus equi em doentes com SIDA. |
| title_full | Pneumonia a Rhodococcus equi em doentes com SIDA. |
| title_fullStr | Pneumonia a Rhodococcus equi em doentes com SIDA. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumonia a Rhodococcus equi em doentes com SIDA. |
| title_short | Pneumonia a Rhodococcus equi em doentes com SIDA. |
| title_sort | pneumonia a rhodococcus equi em doentes com sida |
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