In-vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Rhodococcus equi.

doi:10.1093/jac/29.4.383

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In-vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Rhodococcus equi.

The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Apr 1992

Nordmann P, Ronco E

Abstract excerpt

Rhodococcus equi is an intracellular facultative, Gram-positive cocco-bacillary organism of increasing importance as a pulmonary pathogen in HIV-positive patients. This study was carried out to evaluate the optimal antibiotic combinations for treating such infections. Four human R. equi isolates...

Topics

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Drug Therapy, Combination
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mutation
Rhodococcus equi
Selection, Genetic

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