Rhodococcus equi: An emerging opportunistic pathogen

Rhodococcus equi: An emerging opportunistic pathogen

Rhodococcus equi is emerging as a cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised people, especially those with AIDS. Like mycobacteria, R. equi is phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages and replicates within them. Recent work is beginning to elucidate the cell and molecular biology of this opportunistic path...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) 1996, Vol.4 (1), p.29-33
Hauptverfasser: Mosser, David M., Hondalus, Mary K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Actinomycetales Infections - epidemiology
Actinomycetales Infections - immunology
Actinomycetales Infections - microbiology
AIDS/HIV
Animals
Humans
Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology
Opportunistic Infections - immunology
Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
Pneumonia - epidemiology
Pneumonia - immunology
Pneumonia - microbiology
Rhodococcus equi
Rhodococcus equi - classification
Rhodococcus equi - immunology
Rhodococcus equi - pathogenicity
Virulence
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Zusammenfassung:Rhodococcus equi is emerging as a cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised people, especially those with AIDS. Like mycobacteria, R. equi is phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages and replicates within them. Recent work is beginning to elucidate the cell and molecular biology of this opportunistic pathogen and the host immune response to it.
ISSN:0966-842X
1878-4380
DOI:10.1016/0966-842X(96)81502-2