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Volume 18, Number 8—August 2012
Letter

Rhodococcus erythropolis Encephalitis in Patient Receiving Rituximab

Satish R. Bagdure, Mark A. Fisher, Michael E. Ryan, and Faisal A. KhasawnehComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas, USA (S.R. Bagdure, M.E. Ryan, F.A. Khasawneh); University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (M.A. Fisher); and Associated Regional and University Pathologists Laboratories, Salt Lake City (M.A. Fisher)

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Characteristics of 7 patients infected with Rhodococcus erythropolis

Patient no. Age, y/sex Cconcurrent condition Characteristic Reference
1 63/M Peritoneal dialysis, catheter-related peritonitis (2)
2 44/F Exacerbation of bronchiectasis (3)
3 24/M HIV/AIDS Disseminated skin infection (4)
4 82/F Chronic endophthalmitis after lens implantation (5)
5 53/F Osteomyelitis after first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis (6)
6 6/M Acute lymphocytic leukemia Catheter-related bloodstream infection (7)
7 79/M Esophageal cancer Catheter-related bloodstream infection (8)

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