Rhodococcus equi isolation from sputum of patients with suspected tuberculosis.
Rhodococcus equi has emerged as an opportunistic pathogen associated with pulmonary, invasive or systemic infections in immunocompromised patients. We report the identification of 51 R. equi isolates found in sputum samples of 546 individuals suspected to have pulmonary tuberculosis in two Public Health Hospital Units in Brazil. The epidemiology of R. equi infection as well as the phenotypic identification and drug susceptibility profile of isolates are described in this paper.
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Paulo da
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Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brasil.
Miyata
Marcelo
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Sato
Daisy Nakamura
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Santos
Adolfo Carlos Barreto
AC
Mendes
Natália Helena
NH
Leite
Clarice Queico Fujimura
CQ
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D016929:Rhodococcus equi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents