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Rhodococcus equi causing human pulmonary infection: review of 29 cases.

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Lasky, JA; Pulkingham, N; Powers, MA; Durack, DT
Published in: South Med J
October 1991
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Rhodococcus equi is a gram-positive pleomorphic bacillus that has been identified as a life-threatening pulmonary pathogen in the immunocompromised host. Infection with R equi may go unrecognized by physicians unacquainted with its presentation and unaware of the organism's ability to mimic diphtheroids and to stain weakly positive with an acid-fast stain.

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Mark Anthony Powers
Author Mark Anthony Powers Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine

Published In

South Med J

DOI

10.1097/00007611-199110000-00014

ISSN

0038-4348

Publication Date

October 1991

Volume

84

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1217 / 1220

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rhodococcus equi
  • Pneumonia
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Male
  • Humans
  • HIV Seropositivity
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Adult
  • Actinomycetales Infections
  • 42 Health sciences
 

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Lasky, J. A., Pulkingham, N., Powers, M. A., & Durack, D. T. (1991). Rhodococcus equi causing human pulmonary infection: review of 29 cases. South Med J, 84(10), 1217–1220. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199110000-00014
Lasky, J. A., N. Pulkingham, M. A. Powers, and D. T. Durack. “Rhodococcus equi causing human pulmonary infection: review of 29 cases.” South Med J 84, no. 10 (October 1991): 1217–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199110000-00014.
Lasky JA, Pulkingham N, Powers MA, Durack DT. Rhodococcus equi causing human pulmonary infection: review of 29 cases. South Med J. 1991 Oct;84(10):1217–20.
Lasky, J. A., et al. “Rhodococcus equi causing human pulmonary infection: review of 29 cases.” South Med J, vol. 84, no. 10, Oct. 1991, pp. 1217–20. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00007611-199110000-00014.
Lasky JA, Pulkingham N, Powers MA, Durack DT. Rhodococcus equi causing human pulmonary infection: review of 29 cases. South Med J. 1991 Oct;84(10):1217–1220.

Published In

South Med J

DOI

10.1097/00007611-199110000-00014

ISSN

0038-4348

Publication Date

October 1991

Volume

84

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1217 / 1220

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Rhodococcus equi
  • Pneumonia
  • Opportunistic Infections
  • Male
  • Humans
  • HIV Seropositivity
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Adult
  • Actinomycetales Infections
  • 42 Health sciences