RHODOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS: Wittane NA CHIANGMAI, Sanan SIMARAK

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  • Wittane NA CHIANGMAI Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
  • Sanan SIMARAK Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

Abstract

Rhodococcus equi is a recognised pulmonary pathogen in foals,swine, and calves. Most human infection have been associated with immune system dysfunction. We reported four patients with chest involvement from this organism.

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2023-04-03

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NA CHIANGMAI W, SIMARAK S. RHODOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS: Wittane NA CHIANGMAI, Sanan SIMARAK. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 3 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];2(3):141-3. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/329

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (1996): September-December

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