Rhodococcus equi is a common cause of pneumonia in animals. Human infection is rare. Increasing number of cases are being reported in immunosuppressed individuals mostly associated with HIV infection, but also in solid organ transplant recipients and leukemia/lymphoma patients. We report on an adult
Osteomyelitis caused by Rhodococcus equi in a renal transplant recipient
β Scribed by R. M. Novak; Ellen L. Polisky; W. M. Janda; Claudia R. Libertin
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 452 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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