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A Rare Presentation of Rhodococcus Equi Bacteremia as a Result of Right Upper Arm Cellulitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Rhodococcus equi is an emerging opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients. Owing to its resemblance to Mycobacterium, Nocardia, and Corynebacterium, R. equi is frequently misdiagnosed as a contaminant, which can result in treatment delays. A 65-year-old man with a history of end-stage ren...
Autores principales: | Swanner, Keana-Kelley D, Patel, Riya, Nguyen, Thuy T, Patel, Felicia N, Magadia, Raul, Rifai, Ahmad O, Davenport, Margaret |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10226525/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37255906 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38295 |
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