Rhodococcus infection in solid Organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

Pascalis Vergidis, Ella J. Ariza-Heredia, Anoma Nellore, Camille N. Kotton, Daniel R. Kaul, Michele I. Morris, Theodoros Kelesidis, Harshal Shah, Seo Young Park, M. Hong Nguyen, Raymund R. Razonable

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Abstract

We conducted a case-control study of 18 US transplant recipients with Rhodococcus infection and 36 matched controls. The predominant types of infection were pneumonia and bacteremia. Diabetes mellitus and recent opportunistic infectio were independently associated with disease. Outcomes were generally favorable except for 1 relapse and 1 death.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)510-512
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging infectious diseases
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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