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

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES（2017）

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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 infection were independently associated with disease. Outcomes were penerally favorable except for 1 relapse and 1 death.

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Rhodococcus,bacteria,hematopoietic stem cell transplant,infection,opportunistic infection,solid organ transplant,transplant recipients

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