DeMarais P L, Kocka F E
Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60612.
Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Jan;20(1):167-9. doi: 10.1093/clinids/20.1.167.
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.
红球菌属越来越被认为是病原体，尤其是在感染人类免疫缺陷病毒的患者中。这些患者中大多数红球菌感染病例是由马红球菌引起的，且累及肺部。红球菌属引起的中枢神经系统感染很罕见，健康宿主中从未有过非马红球菌引起脑膜炎的报道。我们报告一例先前健康的24岁女性因非马红球菌引起脑膜炎的病例。我们还回顾并总结了已报道的由红球菌属引起的中枢神经系统感染病例。
