Immune Reconstitution Syndrome secondary to Rhodococcus equi infection in a patient with HIV and Burkitt's lymphoma

Summary: Immune Reconstitution Syndrome (IRIS) has been associated with a variety of infections in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, we are reporting the first case of IRIS secondary to Rhodococcus equi (R. equi) in a patient with HIV.We report the case of a 48-year-old male...

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Main Authors: Majid Darraj, Rachel Fainstein, Ken Kasper, Yoav Keynan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034116300569