Emergence of rifampin-resistant Rhodococcus equi with several types of mutations in the rpoB gene among AIDS patients in Northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Asoh N., Watanabe H., Fines-Guyon M., Watanabe K., Oishi K., Kositsakulchai W., Sanchai T., Kunsuikmengrai K., Kahintapong S., Khantawa B., Tharavichitkul P., Sirisanthana T., Nagatake T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0038180832&partnerID=40&md5=2717ee99dabd04fee22d9e66c3a2a035; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3160
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The antimicrobial susceptibilities of 30 Rhodococcus equi isolates obtained from 30 patients between 1993 and 2001 in northern Thailand were investigated. The MICs showed a tendency toward resistance to various antibiotics but sensitivity to imipenem, minocycline, vancomycin, and teicoplanin (MICs,...