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Dense Rhodococcus cerebral abscesses in an HIV-positive patient

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Rhodococcus equi, formerly known as Corynebacterium equi, an aerobic, gram-positive, pleomorphic coccobacillus, is a well-known pathogen for domestic livestock. We present a biopsy- and culture-proven case of Rhodococcus equi brain abscesses in a patient seropositive for HIV, having an appearance not described previously.

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Received: 5 June 1996 Accepted: 27 September 1996

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Perrymore, W., Milton, W. Dense Rhodococcus cerebral abscesses in an HIV-positive patient. Neuroradiology 39, 581–582 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050471

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