Rhodococcus hoagii: Difference between revisions
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=== Epidemiology === |
=== Epidemiology === |
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* Infects domesticated animals |
* Infects domesticated animals |
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** [[Horses]] |
** [[Horses]], and in foals it causes pneumonia |
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*** In foals, causes pneumonia |
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** [[Goats]] |
** [[Goats]] |
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** [[Pigs]] |
** [[Pigs]] |
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Revision as of 22:02, 19 January 2020
Background
Microbiology
- Facultative intracellular, non-spore-forming, Gram-positive, weakly acid-fast coccobacillus
- Found in dry and dusty soil
- Makes red pigment, hence the name
- Member of the actinomycetes group
Epidemiology
- Infects domesticated animals
- Can infect immunocompromised people (HIV, etc)
Clinical Presentation
- Necrotizing pneumonia is usual presentation
