Rhodococcus equi: clinical manifestations, virulence, and immunity. Academic Article

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.

authors

• Cohen, Noah

published proceedings

• J Vet Intern Med

altmetric score

• 28.616

author list (cited authors)

• Gigure, S., Cohen, N. D., Chaffin, M. K., Hines, S. A., Hondalus, M. K., Prescott, J. F., & Slovis, N. M.

citation count

• 103

publication date

• November 2011

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

keywords

• Actinomycetales Infections
• Animals
• Horse Diseases
• Horses
• Rhodococcus Equi
• Virulence

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00804.x

start page

• 1221

end page

• 1230

volume

• 25

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00804.x