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Rhodococcus meningitis in an immunocompetent host.

Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Jan;20(1):167-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95244727
DeMarais PL; Kocka FE; Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; 60612.

Abstract: Rhodococcus species are increasingly being recognized as pathogens, especially in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. Most cases of rhodococcus infection in these patients are due to Rhodococcus equi and involve the lungs. CNS infections due to Rhodococcus species are rare, and meningitis due to non-equi Rhodococcus has never been reported in a healthy host. We report a case of meningitis due to non-equi Rhodococcus in a previously healthy 24-year-old woman. We also review and summarize the reported cases of CNS infections caused by Rhodococcus species.
Keywords: Actinomycetales Infections/*ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY Adult Case Report Cerebrospinal Fluid/MICROBIOLOGY Female Human Immunocompetence Meningitis, Bacterial/*ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/MICROBIOLOGY *Rhodococcus/ISOLATION & PURIF/PATHOGENICITY JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW OF REPORTED CASESKWDactinomycetalesinfections/KWDetiology/immunology/microbiologyadultcasereportcerebrospinalfluid/microbiologyfemalehumanimmunocompetencemeningitis,bacterial/KWDetiology/immunology/microbiologyKWDrhodococcus/isolation&purif/pathogenicityjournalarticlereviewreviewofreportedcases
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