PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Paasche, Stuart R.
TI  - <em>Rhodococcus equi</em> Infection in a Surgical Wound
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.22.3.141
DP  - 2009 Jul 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 141--145
VI  - 22
IP  - 3
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/22/3/141.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/22/3/141.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2009 Jul 01; 22
AB  - A 35-year-old male presented with abdominal pain one month after receiving a routine ventral hernia repair. Over the course of two months, repeated wound cultures were ordered and eventually produced growth of Rhodococcus equi. Appropriate antibacterial therapy was initiated to resolve the infection.OBJECTIVES: Review the history, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of non-pulmonary R. equi infections; inform laboratory professionals of the possibility and severity of R. equi infections, and what can be done to facilitate prompt diagnosis and recovery.ABBREVIATIONS: ED= Emergency Department; WBC= White Blood Cell Count; BAP= Sheep's Blood Agar Plate