Rhodococcus equi: Clinical Manifestations, Virulence, and Immunity

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

S. Giguère⁴  N.D. Cohen¹  M. Keith Chaffin¹  S.A. Hines⁵  M.K. Hondalus³  J.F. Prescott² 

[1] Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX;Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada;Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA;Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA;Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

关键词: Bacterial;    Bacterial species;    Bacterial virulence mechanisms;    Cellular immunity;    Immunology;    Microbiology;    Parenchymal disease;    Pneumonia;    Respiratory tract;   

DOI  :  10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00804.x

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

Pneumonia is a major cause of disease and death in foals. Rhodococcus equi, a Gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen, is a common cause of pneumonia in foals. This article reviews the clinical manifestations of infection caused by R. equi in foals and summarizes current knowledge regarding mechanisms of virulence of, and immunity to, R. equi. A complementary consensus statement providing recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of infections caused by R. equi in foals can be found in the same issue of the Journal.

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