title: Rhodococcus equi isolation from sputum of patients with suspected tuberculosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Paulo da
authors.initials: Pd
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: Daisy Nakamura
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Adolfo Carlos Barreto
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Natália Helena
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Clarice Queico Fujimura
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Leite
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents