Rhodococcus equi isolation from sputum of patients with suspected tuberculosis
Rhodococcus equi has emerged as an opportunistic pathogen associated with pulmonary, invasive or systemic infections in immunocompromised patients. We report the identification of 51 R. equi isolates found in sputum samples of 546 individuals suspected to have pulmonary tuberculosis in two Public Health Hospital Units in Brazil. The epidemiology of R. equi infection as well as the phenotypic identification and drug susceptibility profile of isolates are described in this paper.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2010
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000200015 |
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