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Case Reports
. 2009 Apr-Jun;52(2):263-4.
doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.48940.

Acute osteomyelitis caused by Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent child

Sujatha Sistla  1 , Sivasangeetha Karthikeyan, Rakhi Biswas, Subhash Chandra Parija, Dilip Kumar Patro
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Acute osteomyelitis caused by Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent child

Sujatha Sistla et al. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2009 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Rhodococcus equi 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 lesion. We report a case of osteomyelitis caused by this organism in an immunocompetent host.

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