Diagnosing Rhodococcus equi infections in a setting where tuberculosis is highly endemic: a double challenge.

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Rhodococcus equi infection is increasing in regions with high HIV prevalence worldwide. The microbiological features and clinical mimicry of tuberculosis infection pose diagnostic challenges in high-tuberculosis-incidence settings. We present two HIV-associated cases of R. equi infection from Vietnam and discuss the unique diagnostic challenges in such settings.

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10.1128/JCM.02284-14

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Le, Thuy, Shama Cash-Goldwasser, Phan Vinh Tho, Nguyen Phu Huong Lan, James I Campbell, H Rogier van Doorn, Nguyen Tien Lam, Nguyen Vu Trung, et al. (2015). Diagnosing Rhodococcus equi infections in a setting where tuberculosis is highly endemic: a double challenge. J Clin Microbiol, 53(4). pp. 1431–1433. 10.1128/JCM.02284-14 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/16189.

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