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Chronic scalp wound infection due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent patient
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Chronic scalp wound infection due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent patient

A A Nasser and A R Bizri
The Journal of infection, Vol.42(1), pp.67-68
01/2001
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/jinf.2000.0761
PMID: 11243757

Abstract

Actinomycetales Infections - drug therapy Actinomycetales Infections - surgery Adolescent Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotics, Antitubercular - therapeutic use Erythromycin - therapeutic use Humans Immunocompetence Male Rhodococcus equi - isolation & purification Rifampin - therapeutic use Scalp - injuries Wound Infection - microbiology
A case of chronic scalp wound infection due to Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent individual following heavily contaminated traumatic injury was successfully treated by combining antibiotics and surgery. The agents used were erythromycin and rifampicin.

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