Rhodococcus equi causing human pulmonary infection: review of 29 cases.
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.
Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
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D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000302:isolation & purification*