Disseminated rhodococcus equi infection in HIV infection despite highly active antiretroviral therapy

BACKGROUND: Rhodococcus equi (R.equi) is an acid fast, GRAM + coccobacillus, which is widespread in the soil and causes pulmonary and extrapulmonary infections in immunocompromised people. In the context of HIV infection, R.equi infection (rhodococcosis) is regarded as an opportunistic disease, and...

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Autores principales: Ferretti, Francesca, Boschini, Antonio, Iabichino, Cristiana, Gerevini, Simonetta, De Nardi, Paola, Guffanti, Monica, Balconi, Giuseppe, Lazzarin, Adriano, Cinque, Paola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22168333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-343

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