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Virulence Plasmids of Rhodococcus equi Isolates From Cuban Patients With AIDS

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Rhodococcus equi is an animal pathogen and zoonotic human opportunistic pathogen associated with immunosuppressive conditions. The pathogenicity of R.
Daniel Salazar-Rodríguez, Yamilé Aleaga-Santiesteban, E. Iglesias, A. Plascencia-Hernández, H. Pérez-Gómez, E. Calderón, J. Vázquez-Boland, Y. de Armas   +7 more
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Rhodococcus equi infections in HIV late presenters: A case series and therapeutic challenges [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
Introduction. Rhodococcus equi is a rare but clinically relevant opportunistic pathogen, primarily affecting individuals with compromised cellular immunity. In people living with HIV/AIDS, it typically manifests as severe pulmonary disease. The objective
Gmizić Ivana, Jovanović Snežana, Tošić Tanja, Ranin Jovan, Marković Marko   +4 more
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Infecção por Rhodococcus equi em potra: Relato de caso

Pubvet, 2023
A Rodococose é uma enfermidade de caráter zoonótico causada pelo microrganismo Rhodococcus equi, sendo a principal causa de broncopneumonia em potros com menos de seis meses de idade. Essa afecção compreende altas taxas de morbidade e de mortalidade nos
Rafael Santos Megale, Estefany Zerbeto Basilio Lino, Amanda Ribeiro   +2 more
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Synergistic combinations of clarithromycin with doxycycline or minocycline reduce the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in Rhodococcus equi.

Equine Veterinary Journal, 2021
BACKGROUND The alarming increase in rifampin and macrolide-resistance among Rhodococcus equi isolates highlights the need to identify alternative therapeutic options that can effectively control rhodococcosis in foals while limiting the further ...
E. Erol, C. Shaffer, B. Lubbers
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Immune Reconstitution Syndrome secondary to Rhodococcus equi infection in a patient with HIV and Burkitt's lymphoma

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2017
Summary: Immune Reconstitution Syndrome (IRIS) has been associated with a variety of infections in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, we are reporting the first case of IRIS secondary to Rhodococcus equi (R.
Majid Darraj, Rachel Fainstein, Ken Kasper, Yoav Keynan   +3 more
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Experimental and Genomic Evaluation of the Oestrogen Degrading Bacterium Rhodococcus equi ATCC13557

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Rhodococcus equi ATCC13557 was selected as a model organism to study oestrogen degradation based on its previous ability to degrade 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2). Biodegradation experiments revealed that R.
Sarah Harthern-Flint, J. Dolfing, W. Mrozik, P. Meynet, Lucy E. Eland, Martin Sim, R. Davenport   +6 more
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of Rhodococcus equi: An Insight into Genomic Diversity and Genome Evolution

International Journal of Genomics, 2019
Rhodococcus equi, a member of the Rhodococcus genus, is a gram-positive pathogenic bacterium. Rhodococcus possesses an open pan-genome that constitutes the basis of its high genomic diversity and allows for adaptation to specific niche conditions and the
Jianchao Ying, Jun Ye, Teng Xu, Qian Wang, Qiyu Bao, Aifang Li   +5 more
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Rhodococcus equi Infection after Alemtuzumab Therapy for T-cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
Rhodococcus equi, mainly known from veterinary medicine as a pathogen in domestic animals, can also cause infections in immunocompromised humans, especially in those with defects in cellular immunity. Alemtuzumab, an anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody, causes
Jan J. Meeuse, Herman G. Sprenger, Sander van Assen, Dominique Leduc, Simon M.G.J. Daenen, Jan P. Arends, Tjip S. van der Werf   +6 more
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Rhodococcus equi Infections in Dogs [PDF]

Veterinary Pathology, 2016
Five cases of Rhodococcus equi infection in dogs were identified from 2003 to 2014. Three of the dogs had severe, internal lesions attributable to R. equi that have not been previously described: endophthalmitis, endocarditis, and suppurative pleuropneumonia.
Bryan, L. K., Clark, S. D., Díaz-Delgado, Josué, Lawhon, S. D., Edwards, John   +4 more
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Rhodococcus equi isolated from sputum

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012
Introduction: Rhodococcus equi is an opportunistic pathogen, causing rhodococcosis, a condition that can be confused with tuberculosis. Often, without identifying M. tuberculosis, physicians initiate empiric treatment for tuberculosis. R.
Paulo da Silva, Adolfo Carlos Barreto Santos, Daisy Nakamura Sato, Jaqueline Otero Silva, Marta Inês Cazentini Medeiros, Ana Maria Machado Carneiro, Sergio Roberto de Andrade Leite, Clarice Queico Fujimura Leite   +7 more
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