Molecular Epidemiology of Rhodococcus equi of Intermediate Virulence Isolated from Patients with and Without Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Chiang Mai, Thailand

• Main Authors: Takai S., Tharavichitkul P., Takarn P., Khantawa B., Tamura M., Tsukamoto A., Takayama S., Yamatoda N., Kimura A., Sasaki Y., Kakuda T., Tsubaki S., Maneekarn N., Sirisanthana T., Kirikae T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0346256760&partnerID=40&md5=e7633ce5f577a882ea02a5c0b7617955; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2692
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

We investigated the prevalence of virulent Rhodococcus equi in clinical isolates from 69 sporadic cases (60 men, 8 women, and 1 patient of unknown sex) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, between 1993 and 2001. Fifty were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive, 3 were HIV negative, and HIV status was unkn...