Rhodococcus equi isolation from sputum of patients with suspected tuberculosis.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
; 105(2): 199-202, 2010 Mar.
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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.
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Assunto principal:
Escarro
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Infecções por Actinomycetales
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Rhodococcus equi
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Pneumopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil