Acute osteomyelitis caused by <i> Rhodococcus equi</i> in an immunocompetent child

Acute osteomyelitis caused by <i> Rhodococcus equi</i> in an immunocompetent child

<i>Rhodococcus equi </i> is an unusual pathogen causing infections mostly in immunocompromised patients, particularly in those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It has rarely been reported to affect immunocompetent hosts, where it usually presents as an isolated extrapulmonary les...

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Main Authors: Sistla Sujatha, Karthikeyan Sivasangeetha, Biswas Rakhi, Parija Subhash, Patro Dilip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Immunocompetent host
osteomyelitis
<i>Rhodococcus equi</i>
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2009;volume=52;issue=2;spage=263;epage=264;aulast=Sistla

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