Successful treatment of Rhodococcus lung abscess and empyema thoracis in a heart transplant recipient.

Abstract

Rhodococcosis is an uncommon cause of pulmonary infection in thoracic organ transplant recipients. We describe a heart transplant recipient diagnosed withRhodococcus equileft upper lung abscess with empyema thoracis complicated by bacteremia. The patient was successfully treated with appropriate antibiotics, adequate surgical resection, and optimization of immunosuppressants.