Purulent meningitis due to Rhodococcus equi
Articles > Article · 1997
Authors: Alper TÜNGER, FERIHA ÖZKAN, FADÍL VARDAR, DILEK BURHANOĜLU, MEHMET ALI ÖZINEL, AYHAN TOKBAş
APMIS, International, WoS, 1997, vol 105, pp 705-707
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1997.tb05074.x
Summary
Opportunistic infections due to Rhodococcus equi have been increasingly reported in the immunocompromised population, especially in patients with AIDS. In this report, we present an unusual case of purulent meningitis that developed in an immunocompetent six-year-old child through direct inoculation of R. equi.