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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 263-264 |
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Acute osteomyelitis caused by Rhodococcus equi in an immunocompetent child
Sujatha Sistla1, Sivasangeetha Karthikeyan1, Rakhi Biswas1, Subhash Chandra Parija1, Dilip Kumar Patro2
1 Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry - 605 006, India
2 Department of Orthopedics, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry - 605 006, India
Correspondence Address:
Sujatha Sistla
Department of Microbiology, JIPMER, Puducherry - 605 006
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.48940
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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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