Browsing by Subject "Rhodococcus equi"
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(2018-11-21)Rhodococcus equi is a facultative intracellular pathogen that causes pyogranulomatous pneumonia in foals <6 months of age. Why foals are highly susceptible to R. equi is unknown. R. equi pneumonia is a leading cause of ...
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(2012-02-14)Rhodococcus equi causes severe pneumonia, resulting in disease and sometimes death of foals. Infection is thought to occur by inhalation of dust contaminated with virulent R equi. A recent study of 3 horse breeding farms ...
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(2011-04-25)Rhodococcus equi is a Gram-positive bacterium known to cause disease because of its ability to survive and replicate inside macrophages. Macrophages also act as antigen-presenting cells: peptides from bacteria that have ...
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(2015)Rhodococcus equi pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal foals. Much effort has been made to identify preventative measures and new treatments for R. equi with limited success. With a growing focus ...
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(2015-12-10)Rhodococcus equi causes pneumonia and extrapulmonary disorders in foals and other immunocompromised animals including people. Although exposure to virulent R. equi is widespread in the environment of foals, only a small ...
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(2022-06-10)Rhodococcus equi (R. equi) is a common cause of pneumonia in foals. The only product licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for reducing the incidence of R. equi pneumonia in foals is transfusion ...
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(2021-04-19)The innate immune system is a rapid response system that functions to prevent, recognize and limit infection by responding to danger signals such as those associated with bacterial pathogens. Macrophages, a type of innate ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)Rhodococcus equi is a common cause of severe pneumonia in foals, and is an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised humans. In combination, erythromycin and rifampin are the most commonly used antimicrobials in treating ...