Namsiripongpun W.Yingchoncharoen T.Ngodngamthaweesuk M.Sukprapruet A.Naratreekoon B.Bruminhent J.Mahidol University2023-09-212023-09-212023-01-01Transplant Infectious Disease (2023)13982273https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/90096Rhodococcosis is an uncommon cause of pulmonary infection in thoracic organ transplant recipients. We describe a heart transplant recipient diagnosed with Rhodococcus equi left upper lung abscess with empyema thoracis complicated by bacteremia. The patient was successfully treated with appropriate antibiotics, adequate surgical resection, and optimization of immunosuppressants.MedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1111/tid.141402-s2.0-851706675821399306237697912