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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Rhodococcus equi isolated from sputum.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Silva Paulo da, Santos Adolfo Carlos Barreto, Sato Daisy Nakamura, Silva Jaqueline Otero, Medeiros Marta Inês Cazentini, Carneiro Ana Maria Machado, Leite Sergio Roberto de Andrade, Leite Clarice Queico Fujimura
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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. equi and M. tuberculosis have different susceptibility to...
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