title: [Bacteremia due to Rhodococcus equi in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Weinmann Laboratório, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. csecchi@weinmann.com.br
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Secchi
authors.forename: Fabiana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Leandro Reus Rodrigues
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: Pedro Alves
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: d'Azevedo
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: da Silva Rios
mesh_terms: 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*