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Rhodococcus empyema in a heart transplant patient
Rhodococcus equi is a rare cause of pneumonia and empyema almost exclusively occurring in immunocompromised patients. Most people who become infected have direct exposure to livestock. We present a case where the exposure was presumed to be through a family member in close contact with horses. Our c...
Autores principales: | Rose, Richard, Nord, John, Lanspa, Michael |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184731/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25473561 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.43 |
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