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. 2010 May;67(1):95-100.
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.01.006.

Investigation of an apparent outbreak of Rhodococcus equi bacteremia

Adam J Langer  1 , Kristina Feja, Brent A Lasker, Hans P Hinrikson, Roger E Morey, Gerald J Pellegrini, Theresa L Smith, Corwin Robertson
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Investigation of an apparent outbreak of Rhodococcus equi bacteremia

Adam J Langer et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2010 May.

Abstract

During January to April 2007, hospital staff reported 3 patients with Rhodococcus equi bloodstream infections. Isolates were analyzed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, to confirm identification and to assess strain relatedness; 2 were R. equi but genetically distinct, and 1 was identified as Gordonia polyisoprenivorans. Rapid reference laboratory support prevented an unnecessary outbreak investigation.

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