Diagnosing Rhodococcus equi infections in a setting where tuberculosis is highly endemic: a double challenge

Rhodococcus equi infection is increasing in regions with high HIV prevalence worldwide. The microbiological features and clinical mimicry of tuberculosis infection pose diagnostic challenges in high-tuberculosis-incidence settings. We present two HIV-associated cases of R. equi infection from Vietna...

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Main Authors: Le, T, Cash-Goldwasser, S, Tho, P, Lan, N, Campbell, J, Van Doorn, H, Lam, N, Trung, N, Trinh, D, Van Kinh, N, Wertheim, H
Other Authors: Tang, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015