HIV complicated with Rhodococcus equi infection: A case report

Xinmin Xu; Hongyuan Liang; Yang Song; Duochun Wang; Qiang Wei; Yajie Wang

doi:10.1016/j.imj.2022.10.005

HIV complicated with Rhodococcus equi infection: A case report

Infect Med (Beijing). 2022 Nov 18;1(4):281-284. doi: 10.1016/j.imj.2022.10.005. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Xinmin Xu¹, Hongyuan Liang², Yang Song³, Duochun Wang⁴, Qiang Wei³, Yajie Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China.
² The National Clinical Department of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China.
³ National Pathogen Resource Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), Beijing 102206, China.
⁴ Center for human Pathogenic Culture Collection, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing 102206, China.

Abstract

Rhodococcus equi is a zoonotic opportunistic pathogen that mainly infects immunodeficient individuals, such as those with HIV infection. In R. equi-infected individuals, serious lung lesions can develop and death may result without appropriate antiviral treatment. This bacterium is rare in clinic and there is little information regarding its diagnosis and treatment. To improve our understanding, this case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with HIV complicated with R. equi infection from Ditan Hospital, Beijing, China.

Keywords: Case report; Pulmonary infection; Rhodococcus equi.

Publication types

Case Reports