[Bacteremia due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: case report].
Rhodococcus equi is an important agent for zoonotic infections, and may cause serious infections in humans, especially immunocompromised patients. In this study, a case of fatal bacteremia due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV positive) is reported.
Secchi
Carina
C
Weinmann Laboratório, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. csecchi@weinmann.com.br
Pereira
Fabiana
F
Perez
Leandro Reus Rodrigues
LR
d'Azevedo
Pedro Alves
PA
da Silva Rios
Silvia
S
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*