title: Diagnosing Rhodococcus equi infections in a setting where tuberculosis is highly endemic: a double challenge.
abstract: Rhodococcus equi infection is increasing in regions with high HIV prevalence worldwide. The microbiological features and clinical mimicry of tuberculosis infection pose diagnostic challenges in high-tuberculosis-incidence settings. We present two HIV-associated cases of R. equi infection from Vietnam and discuss the unique diagnostic challenges in such settings.
authors: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Hawaii Center for AIDS, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA thuyl@oucru.org.
authors: Thuy
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3393-6580
authors: T
authors: Le
authors: McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors: Shama
authors: S
authors: Cash-Goldwasser
authors: Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
authors: Phan Vinh
authors: PV
authors: Tho
authors: Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
authors: Nguyen Phu Huong
authors: NP
authors: Lan
authors: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors: James I
authors: JI
authors: Campbell
authors: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors: H Rogier
authors: HR
authors: van Doorn
authors: National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors: Nguyen Tien
authors: NT
authors: Lam
authors: National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors: Nguyen Vu
authors: NV
authors: Trung
authors: National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors: Dao Tuyet
authors: DT
authors: Trinh
authors: National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors: Nguyen
authors: N
authors: Van Kinh
authors: Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Program, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors: Heiman F L
authors: HF
authors: Wertheim
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D002762:Cholecalciferol; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D016929:Rhodococcus equi; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; C524255:HUM 5007; D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002762:Cholecalciferol; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D001205:Ascorbic Acid
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