[Bacteremia due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: case report].

Authors :: Secchi C
Pereira F
Perez LR
d'Azevedo PA
da Silva Rios S
Source :: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2006 Nov-Dec; Vol. 39 (6), pp. 570-2.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: Rhodococcus equi is an important agent for zoonotic infections, and may cause serious infections in humans, especially immunocompromised patients. In this study, a case of fatal bacteremia due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV positive) is reported.

Subjects :: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections microbiology
Actinomycetales Infections microbiology
Adult
Bacteremia microbiology
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rhodococcus equi genetics
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections diagnosis
Actinomycetales Infections diagnosis
Bacteremia diagnosis
Rhodococcus equi isolation & purification

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