Rhodococcus equi bacteremia with lung abscess misdiagnosed as corynebacterium. A report of 2 cases [4]

Clinics

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 795-798

  Tuon, Felipe Francisco ^a   Siciliano, Rinaldo Focaccia ^a   Al Musawi, Tarik ^a   Rossi, Flavia ^a   Capelozzi, Vera Luiza ^a   Gryschek, Ronaldo Cesar ^a   Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino Sérvolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 38549088434     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322007000600022     Document Type: Letter

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