Lung abscess caused by Rhodococcus equi in a patient with advanced retroviral disease
Abstract Rhodococcus equi is a Gram‐positive coccobacillus bacterium commonly found on dry surface soil of farming and livestock properties. This organism is a rare cause of subacute, necrotizing infection, and mostly causes cavitary pneumonia and lung abscess, especially in immunocompromised hosts...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Clinical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6073 |