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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
 
=== Microbiology ===
 
=== Microbiology ===
* Facultative intracellular, non-spore-forming, Stain::Gram-positive]], weakly acid-fast [[Cellular shape::coccobacillus]]
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* Facultative intracellular, non-spore-forming, [[Stain::Gram-positive]], weakly acid-fast [[Cellular shape::coccobacillus]]
 
* Found in dry and dusty soil
 
* Found in dry and dusty soil
 
* Makes red pigment, hence the name
 
* Makes red pigment, hence the name

Revision as of 14:00, 28 July 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 Manifestations

  • Necrotizing pneumonia is usual presentation