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Case Reports
. 2009 Aug;47(8):2667-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00294-09. Epub 2009 Jun 3.

First case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis

Hisashi Baba  1 , Toshi Nada, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Takayuki Ezaki, Yoshinori Hasegawa, David L Paterson
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First case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis

Hisashi Baba et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

We describe the first case of bloodstream infection caused by Rhodococcus erythropolis. The identification was performed using 16S rRNA sequencing. This case illustrates that non-equi Rhodococcus infections may be underdiagnosed due to difficulties in identification in the routine clinical microbiology laboratory.

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